The Imo state police command have arrested a housewife, Ada Amuzie, for killing a commercial sex worker, identified simply as Happiness who she accused of dating her husband, Ejike Lambert Amuzie.
A statement by the spokesperson of the state police command, Orlando Ikeokwu, said the incident happened on Saturday March 28th after Happiness stormed Ada’s matrimonial home to challenge her with a knife on her. Happiness was however unlucky as Ada over powered and stabbed her with the knife.
“On 28/3/2020 at about 11:45 pm, in Imika Obiti in Ohaji Egbema local government area, operatives of the Divisional Police headquarters Ohaji, acting on a report arrested one Ada Amuzie, 26 years old, for the murder of one Happiness, a commercial sex worker.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the said Ada Amuzie had accused Happiness of dating her husband(Ejike Lambert). On that faithful day she went and engaged Ada Amuzie in a fight in her matrimonial home, she took along a knife, and during the fight, the suspect overpowered her(Happiness), collected the knife and stabbed her below her breast, thus leading to her death.” the statement read
The police spokesperson added that the corpse has been deposited in a morgue while the suspect was arrested and would be charged to court accordingly.
Charged to court for what? This is a clear cut case of self defense. The deceased brought a fight to her house, with a knife too. Was she supposed to have folded her arms and be stabbed to death? Abeg release the woman forthwith, she committed no crime.