Lagos police nabs man, 31 over lover’s death

The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday paraded a 31-year old man over alleged murder of his 39-year old secret lover, a mother of four.

Parading the suspect, the Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, told newsmen in Lagos that the suspect allegedly strangulated his lover identified as Mrs Lizzy Nzewi, a businesswoman.

Manko said the deceased, a resident at No. 34, Real Estate, Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos, was murdered on July 19 at about 2:20 a.m.

The police boss said the suspect, who was arrested in Ghana by the Interpol, allegedly absconded with the victim’s belongings. “The suspect and the victim met in Ghana while transacting business and he had visited the woman twice at home.

After killing the woman at about 2:02 a.m. on July 19, the suspect collected her ATM card and withdrew about N100, 000 from her account.

He also drove off the woman’s Land Rover jeep with registration No. EKY 509 AZ. At about 10:00am when the woman’s door has not been opened, the security man used a ladder to look through the window of her room and found her dead in the pool of her blood,”.

The commissioner said after the suspect had absconded to Ghana, the Police Area ‘E’ Commander, Mr. Dan Okoro, informed the start command which contacted the Interpol.

“We got in touch with the Interpol and by the time the Interpol got hold of the suspect, he was almost on his way out of Ghana. Prior to that time, he got himself a new international passport bearing the woman’s surname to facilitate his escape with the loot.

He was arrested and brought back here and we were told that he was found with hard currencies and phones belonging to the victim.”

Manko, however, warned Nigerians against relationships with people they had not properly screened.

The elder brother of the deceased, Mr. Christian Mekowuru, told newsmen that the woman, a mother of four, had filed a suit seeking the dissolution of her marriage before her untimely death.

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