Chinelo Joseph, who allegedly killed her lover after spending time with him in Okigwe, in Imo State, has been arrested by officers from the state police command.
Africa Update gathered that the suspect, Chinelo, had an issue with the lover, Okenna Ekwebelem, who refused to allow her leave the house after their time together as he allegedly pleaded with her to spend extra time with him, an action that led to an argument between them.
Insisting that she would go, Chinelo was said to have got up to leave when the lover allegedly blocked her and asked her to go back to his house, she also refused and an altercation ensued, and the slain lover allegedly assaulted her and in retaliation, the suspect was said to have picked up a piece of iron with which she allegedly hit him on the chest resulting to his instant death. .
Confirming the death of the lover, the state’s Police image-maker, Ikeoku, said that operatives of the divisional headquarters in Okigwe have arrested the suspect while an investigation is ongoing.
According to him, Police preliminary investigation revealed that both lovers have been in a relationship for sometime before the ugly incident
The Police spokesman said that the corpse has been deposited in a morgue, and the matter would be charged to court.
