Bayelsa Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old hairdresser, Ebiere Ezekiel, who allegedly stabbed her boyfriend, Godgift Aboh, 21, to death over money.
The incident occurred at their residence in Obele, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State during an argument over missing N1,500.
The suspect, who was paraded by the State Commissioner for Police, Mr Mike Okoli, alongside other suspected criminals on Thursday February 18, is said to have been dating the deceased for over 12 months.
It was gathered that trouble started when the deceased allegedly slapped Ebiere for daring to question him over the missing money.
In the course of the argument she picked up a knife, stabbed him in the stomach and he died later.
The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Police, Mr Mike Okoli, also said the police paraded one Promise Oliver, who allegedly slapped his teenage girlfriend, Esther Uko, twice, leading to her death.
Okoli further said another suspect, Iniobong Maffat was arrested for allegedly conspiring with his gang members to rob one Mr Nhene Chinedu. The suspects, according to the CP, allegedly robbed the victim of his company’s Toyota Corolla car loaded with pharmaceutical drugs worth N650, 000 along the Sani Abacha expressway in Yenagoa metropolis.
He said investigation by a team of Operation Puff Adder led to the arrest of the suspect in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital.
The CP said the command also arrested one Gigi Christopher, Kingsley Okulolo, Godbless Raymond and Vivian Christopher for alleged burglary and stealing at a shop in Amarata area of the state capital.
According to him, the Items recovered were one locally-made single barrelled gun, one Sumec Firman generator, one Elepaq generator, 43 inch LG TV, 32 inch LG led TV, 24 inch
