The Rivers State Police Command has apprehended a man known as Alabo for reportedly attacking his female tenant and her husband with a machete at Ekwulobia Street in Mile 3, Diobu, Port Harcourt.
The incident occurred on May 15, 2022. Comfort Nwagadi had rejected the landlord’s romantic advances, the landlord became enraged and proceeded to attack her with a machete, causing multiple cuts and injuries.
The landlord had also attacked and macheted his tenant’s husband, who tried to rescue his wife and inflicted machete cuts on him as well.
The landlord had fled immediately after the attacks.
Alabo was, however, arrested on Sunday by the police, who had been trailing him for months now.
As reported by PUNCH, Nwagadi confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a voice note on Monday.
“That day, he also attacked my husband, who tried to intervene. Alabo cut him with the machete, too and ran away that Night. Since then, he has not been seen.
“But yesterday, the Azikiwe Police Station called that they have arrested him. Now that he has been arrested, all I want is justice, ” she stated.
Also, reports by The PUNCH indicate that the case file has been transferred from the Azikiwe Police Division to the State Criminal Investigation And Intelligence Department Unit of the command on the directive of the then Commissioner of Police.
Source: Punch
