The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old man, identified as Miracle Samuel, over the alleged killing of his girlfriend in Benin City, Edo State.
According to the state Commissioner of Police, Patrick Daaor, the suspect and the deceased reportedly met on social media and developed a friendship after chatting for several months.
The police commissioner said the suspect later invited the woman to his residence in the Ahor axis of Benin City, where he allegedly killed her with a knife.
However, Samuel gave a different account of the incident, claiming that the woman sustained fatal injuries during a struggle over a knife following an argument between them.
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According to the suspect, the disagreement escalated when the woman allegedly picked up a knife and attempted to stab him. He claimed that she sustained an injury to her neck while they struggled over the weapon.
Samuel maintained that he did not intend to kill her and alleged that he attempted to save her after she was injured, but she eventually died.
The police commissioner confirmed that the suspect was in custody and would be charged to court after the conclusion of investigations.
The circumstances surrounding the woman’s death remain under investigation, and the suspect’s account has yet to be established through the legal process.
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