A magistrates Court sitting in Yaba has remanded one Lawrence Itakpe for allegedly killing his wife, Rebecca.
Mr. Itakpe who is 49 years old was arraigned on one count charge of murder over the incident which took place on December 5th, 2022.
The couple who had been married for 11 years with two kids had a quarrel over sachet water.
At the height of the quarrel, the suspect rushed to the kitchen, returned with a knife which he used in stabbing the wife in several places.
The prosecution told the court that the house security tried to intervene but the defendant refused letting him in.
The charge sheet against Mr. Itakpe read, “That you, Lawrence Itakpe, on December 5, 2022, around 5pm at 50, Abimbola Street, Seaside Estate, Badore Ajah, Lagos State, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did unlawfully slaughter one Rebecca Itakpe, aged 47, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 233 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.”
Upon being arraigned, police prosecutor, Inspector Haruna Magaji asked the court to remand the defendant in custody for 30 days pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
The presiding Chief Magistrate, O.Y. Adefope, granted the request before adjourning the case till January 31, 2023.
