doctor, Ikechukwu Oriuwa, her husband’s younger brother, to death has
been arraigned for murder at the State High Court, Igbosere, Lagos
State, western Nigeria.
The mother of four was arraigned on Tuesday before Justice Raliatu
Adebiyi of the State High Court following the report of Directorate of
Public Prosecution, DPP.
The DPP report indicted Obiageli and directed her to face trial over the
death of Ikechukwu.
Obiageli was remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri after she was
charged before a Lagos Magistrates’ court and her file was sent to DPP
for advice.
The outcome of the DPP advice indicted her for willful murder of
Ikechukwu.
Obiageli allegedly stabbed the 37-year old medical doctor to death
at their family house at 52, Ladega Street, Ajegunle in Apapa, Lagos
State during an argument between them last year.
She was initially arrested by the police at Tolu Division after the
incident and the matter was transferred to the State Criminal
Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos for further
investigation.
Obiageli allegedly stabbed her brother in-law because she wanted him
out of his father’s house. She is married to the doctor’s elder brother
and they both lived in the said house with their wives and children.
She had been allegedly fighting him to leave the house with his
family, because she claimed that the house belonged to her
husband, since he was the first son of their father.
On the day the incident happened, Obiageli allegedly got a knife and
stabbed Ikechukwu on the chest and he bled profusely and
collapsed. He died before he was taken to a hospital
A member of the victim’s family, Chinedu Oriuwa, earlier alleged that it
was not the first time Obiageli attempted to kill Ikechukwu.
He said she had asked the doctor and his family to move out of the
family house several times.
Chinedu said though the matter was settled between them, Obiageli still
continued to nurse animosity against everybody in the house, including
their mother who has now travelled abroad.
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