A middle-aged man at Kabeama coastal settlement in Sagbama Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa, simply identified as Tony, has allegedly beheaded his girlfriend, Ebibraaladei Maxwell.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learned that the tragic incident involved an unmarried but live-in couple. The two cohabited and had a child.
According to neighbours, the sad incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, at about 3 a.m., with the severed head of the victim discovered at dawn.
The residents subsequently apprehended Tony as he attempted to flee the scene.
He was subsequently handed over to the police.
ASP Musa Mohammed, the public relations officer of the state police command, who confirmed the incident, said the victim is in custody and undergoing interrogation.
“The Divisional Police Officer of Sagbama Division got the report and dispatched officers to the crime scene, who found out that the suspect had been apprehended by community youths.
“The suspect is being interrogated and will soon be charged to court, while the remains of the deceased have been evacuated to the mortuary at the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa,” Mohammed said.
Source: NAN