From Tony John, Port Harcourt
The Azikiwe Police Division, Mile 2 Diobu, Port Harcourt, of the Rivers State Police Command, on Sunday arrested a man simply identified as Alabo, who inflicted his female tenant and her husband several machete cuts at Ekwulobia Street Mile 3 Diobu, on May 15, 2022, because the woman allegedly turned down his love advance.
Alabo, who had been on the run after the incident, was arrested on Sunday, by the Police following several months of trailing.
The female tenant, Mrs. Comfort Nwagadi, confirmed the arrest of the suspect to reporter
Mrs. Nwagadi recalled that the suspect, Alabo, on that fateful day, had ambushed her immediately she entered the compound and unleashed attack on her.
She said Alabo attacked her with machete cutting her on the head and fingers.
According to her, the landlord also attacked her husband who came to her rescue and gave him several machete cuts before he fled that particular night.
The woman further explained that Alabo started targeting her after she turned down his alleged love advance.
Mrs. Nwagadi, who demanded justice on the matter, sustained machete cuts on the head, hands and fingers, while the husband had cuts on the head and hand.
Two different fingers of Mrs. Nwagadi and that of her husband are no longer functioning as a result of the machete cut.
It would be recalled that the case file was transferred from Azikiwe Police Division to State Criminal Investigation And Intelligence Department(SCIID) on the directive of the Commissioner of Police then.
The spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command was yet to confirm the arrest at the time of filing the report.