The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old
man, Daniel Kanjo, for allegedly killing his 24-year-old wife, Meno Kanjo, in
Elemoro, Ajah area of the state.
According to police investigations, Daniel stabbed his wife
to death after catching her making love to another man in a bush near their
home.
Seriously? Making love in the bush? SMH
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According to a police source at Elemoro Divison, after
stabbing his wife many times, the suspect also stabbed himself in the stomach
and in the neck.
The suspect and the wife were thought to be dead, forcing the residents to call the police to
evacuate the corpses
As policemen were packing the corpses to the mortuary,
Daniel was, however, discovered to be breathing and was immediately rushed to
the hospital.
The suspect, who had been discharged, told PUNCH Metro that
the incident was the work of the devil.
He said he loved his wife dearly and never hit her prior to
the incident, adding that when he caught her red-handed committing adultery, he
lost control.
He said, “I am from Benin Republic but I have been living in
Nigeria since 2001. I have two wives. My first wife has six children for me.
However in 2010, I got married to Meno (the deceased) and we have a
one-year-old child together.
“I am a bricklayer by vocation and I have never denied Meno
of anything, even though she was a hairdresser and was making money. I was also
faithful to her and showed her love.”
Pause: Did I just see "I'm a Bricklayer by vocation"? "I have 2 wives?"
Ok continue...
Narrating what transpired on the fateful day, the suspect
said he came back from work in the afternoon and needed to collect something
from the deceased.
He said as he was looking for her in the house, he was drawn
by sounds emanating from a nearby bush.
He said, “When I heard the sound coming from the bush, I
moved near and saw my wife having sex with a strange man. As I moved closer,
the man saw me and ran away. But I was able to grab my wife and I gave her the
beating of her life.
“I did not know what came over me, but I took a knife and
stabbed her all over her body. Before I realised what happened, the devil also
pushed me to stab myself. I stabbed myself in the stomach and also slit my
throat.”
Daniel said some of his neighbours, who were drawn by the
noise, started beating him up when they saw his wife on the ground.
He said, “After stabbing myself, I was still moving on the
floor although I was weak. Some people came around and started beating me,
saying that I must die too since I had killed my wife. They beat me up and took
photographs. When I woke up, I found myself in the hospital.”
The suspect urged the police to release him as he was not
himself when he was committing the crime. He said if he was sent to prison, his
children would suffer.
He said, “My first born is 13 years old while my youngest
child is a year old. I pay their school fees and I am responsible for their
upkeep. If I am sent to prison, they will all suffer.”
The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer for the state command, Damasus Ozoani, said the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department.
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