A 49 years old Lawrence itakpe has been arraigned before a Yaba Magistrate's court, Lagas state, for allegedly killing his wife Rebecca 47 years old in their house in Ajah area of the state.
Our correspondents gathered that the suspect and the deceased, who were married for 11 years with two kids had an arguments over a sachet of water.
In the process it was said that the suspect rushed into the kitchen and returned with a kitchen knife which he allegedly stabbed his wife multiple times in the chest and neck.
A security guard was reported to have knocked on the couple's door while the arguments was going on, but the defendant refused to open the door.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Haruna Magaji, told the court that defendant committed the offense on December 5, 2022
Lawrence was arraigned on one count of murder.
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