Man stabs fiancée to death over hot meal

The Niger state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, says investigation into the alleged murder of a female postgraduate student of Science Education, at the Federal University of Technology Minna, Bolatito Ajuola, by a man suspected to be her fiancée at about 11pm on Monday at her off campus residence has commenced.

According to our source, the suspect , Best Origboshe and Ajuola had returned from shopping when the victim prepared dinner and set the table for them to eat, but Origboshe had refused to eat the meal , claiming that it was too hot.

An argument was reported to have ensued between them, which led to a fight.

Ajuola had purportedly rushed to the kitchen and emerged with a knife with which she injured her fiancé, the man afterwards went to a nearby store, where he bought a brand new knife which he allegedly used to stab her in the breast and in the stomach. 

It was learnt that a professor in the university, who heard the cry from the house, rushed Ajuola and Origboshe to a hospital, where she was confirmed dead.

Her remains have reportedly been deposited in a morgue at the General Hospital, Minna.

Origboshe was initially being guarded at the hospital by some policemen, before he was later released to the police due to a crowd of students, who had gathered around the hospital.

The parents of the victim were said to have arrived Minna to recover their daughter’s corpse and follow up with investigation.