A 33 year old woman stabs her husband to death

33-year-old Biola Gbadamosi, has bee arrested
by the police for allegedly murdering her
husband, Jamiu, in Ikorodu , Lagos state.
According to the police, the suspect, who is a
nursing mother, stabbed her husband with a knife
during an argument over rice.
It was gathered that the suspect and her
husband, a Vehicle Inspection Officer have a
history of domestic violence.
Biola, who claimed to be an Ordinary National
Diploma degree holder from Ibadan Polytechnic
was in tears while speaking stated she had no
intention of killing her husband, saying she only
stabbed him once on the thigh.
She said, "Jamiu and I dated for four years, but
when I got pregnant this year, we did introduction
and I started living with him in Idi Iroko, Ikorodu.
However, when I was three months pregnant, he
started beating me.
"Most times, he takes alcoholic drink and he
comes back home drunk and starts beating me
for flimsy reasons. He even had a kidney ailment.
"One day, he came home drunk, accused me of
infidelity and started beating me. He said he had
been told that I was going to poison his food, but
I continued to endure. I, however, reported the
beatings to his mother and siblings."
The suspect said after being delivered of a baby
in August, she usually went to her family's house
in Somolu from where she would take her baby
for post-natal.
She said on September 7, 2013, she returned
home with her baby only to have a fight with her
husband hours later.
She said, "While I was about leaving my parents'
home, my husband called to say that he was
broke and I should make money available for the
weekend. When I got home, I started cooking
fried rice but my husband, who was drunk, said
he did not like it. I jokingly called him a bush
man and an argument ensued.
"While we were arguing, a neighbour, who sells
drinks, came into our flat to collect money that
we owed her. I was grating carrots with a knife
when my husband slapped me and said I must
leave his house that night.
"I used the knife I was holding to strike him on
the thigh and he started bleeding profusely. The
neigbours and I took him to a hospital. At the
hospital, I was told that my husband's injury was
not deep, so neighbours said I should take my
baby home."
The suspect told PUNCH Metro that the next
morning; the landlord informed her that her
husband died at midnight.
"The matter was reported at the Owutu Police
Division and I was arrested," she said.
She pleaded with the police to show her mercy,
saying, "My little baby, Oluwaseyifunmi, is with
my husband's family and I fear that my child will
never get to know me if I am sent to prison. My
breasts are still filled with milk and no baby to
suckle them."
When our correspondent visited the scene of the
incident, the landlord, Theophilus Kalejaiye, said
the couple had a history of violence.
Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, who
confirmed the incident to our correspondent on
the telephone, said the matter had been
transferred to the State Criminal Investigation
Department, Yaba for further investigation.