A 26-year-old trader, Ifunanya Marcus, who allegedly stabbed her husband to death, appeared before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court, Lagos charged with murder.
Prosecutor,SP Innocent Effiong, told the court that the accused committed the offence on May 25 at the Total Filling Station on the Badagry-Seme Expressway, Lagos.
Effiong said the alleged murder occurred as a result of a quarrel between the accused and the deceased, Princewill Chukwu, over allegation of the latter dating his salesgirl.
The prosecutor said the accused claimed that her husband drove her out of their matrimonial home and brought in the salesgirl.
He said the accused explained that her husband had a blood covenant with her never to marry another woman before bringing her to Lagos from Delta in 2003.
Effiong said the deceased died two days later in hospital as a result of the injuries sustained.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section 319 (1) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State 2003.
The accused plea was not taken, while the Chief Magistrate, Philip Ojo, ordered that she be remanded in prison custody.
Ojo said The court will send the case file to the State Ministry of Justice and Attorney-General of Lagos State for advice.
The case was adjourned till Sept. 24 for further hearing.
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