Love & Relationship

Man allegedly pours acid on ex-wife’s lover, stabs him to death

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5 years ago

January 11, 2019

A man allegedly poured acid on his ex -wife’ s lover, after which he also reportedly stabbed him to death .The suspect reportedly attacked his former wife’ s lover while the woman and her lover were in a room at her father ’ s house .

The Benue Police Command on Friday arraigned the suspect , one Abunde Goja , 32 , who allegedly killed his ex -wife ’ s lover.

Goja was charged with conspiracy, culpable homicide and membership of unlawful society before a Makurdi Upper Area Court.

The Prosecutor , Inspector Veronica Shaagee, said that Goja attacked and killed Mr . Terdoo Shitov of Judges Quarters , Makurdi,

She said that the murder occurred in the ex -wife’ s father ’ s house .

Shaagee said that Goja , a resident of Achusa , Makurdi , conspired with several others and attached Shitov with machete and acid .

She told the court that the case was transferred from B Division Police Station , Makurdi, to the state Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department on January 7 .

“While she ( Goja ’ s ex – wife) was in her room with her boyfriend , Terdoo Shitov , in her father ’ s house , her ex – husband , Bunde Goja , conspired with his cult members now at large and attacked and ‘ macheted ’ Terdoo Shitov to death and also poured acid on his head. ”

The prosecutor said that the accused was arrested during Police investigation and that he confessed to committing the crime .

She said that a machete stained with blood , a plank , an axe , an acid rubber container and a blood -stained cloth were recovered from the scene of the crime .

Shaagee said that investigation into the matter was still ongoing , and requested for an adjournment to enable the Police to complete it .

She said the offences contravened Section 97 , 222 of the Penal Code, Law of Benue , 2004, and Section 11 ( 2 ) of the Abduction , Hostage- Taking, Kidnapping , Secret Cult and Similar Activities Prohibition Law , 2017.

The court did not take the plea of the accused due to want of jurisdiction .

The Magistrate , Mrs . Fatima Akintomide , ordered that Goja be kept at the Federal Medium Prison , Makurdi, and adjourned the case to February 15 for further mention .

( NAN )