A lady Anita Ofili has stated she waited a decade to exert revenge on her friend who snatched her boyfriend.
Ofili was arrested last Sunday for allegedly stabbing her friend, Glory Okon, to death in her apartment at Greenville Estate, Ajah area of Lagos State.
Occupants of the residence were alerted by a helpless cry from Ofili’s one-room self-contain apartment at 1.20 p.m.
The door was forced open only for the residence to find the suspect reportedly piercing Okon’s neck with a kitchen knife.
Unfortunately, the victim, having lost a lot of blood was confirmed dead at General Hospital on Lagos Island.
A tenant who sought anonymity said: “She peeped through the window and saw a masked person stabbing a lady. She rushed and called her father, who alerted other tenants that forced the door open, only to discover that the masked person was Anita Ofili”, she said.
“The whole room was filled with blood. We discovered that the victim was still breathing. We had to tie Ofili’s legs and hands to prevent her from escaping.
“Before the arrival of the Police, Ofili did not show any sign of remorse. She said she would explain to the Police what happened.
“She claimed the lady in question was her friend and that her action was in revenge for what her friend did to her.”
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Stating her reason for committing the act, Ofili said: “Glory and I had been good friends for years but she betrayed that friendship by snatching my boyfriend.
“I had the intention of marrying him. Her action strained the relationship and we went our separate ways for 10 years.
“We only reconciled two weeks ago. I invited her to my house and the rest you know.”
Family members of the Ofili have reportedly distanced themselves from the suspect over her action.
One of them, who visited the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department, (SCIID) on Wednesday, was heard telling others that “I knew Anita was troublesome, but I never knew she could go to this extent.
“I stopped visiting her over 12 years ago because of her character flaws.”
- The Nation
