A 32-years-old woman, Joy Asoya, of Alhaji Alimi Street, Bariga has been arrested by the Police for assaulting and stabbing her neighbour, Favour Tochukwu, 34, with a kitchen knife over a minor quarrel.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Police Command, DSP Bala Elkana, who confirmed the arrest, disclosed that at about 8.15pm on May 30, 2020, Bariga Police Station received a distress call that the victim was assaulted and stabbed with a kitchen knife in two places on her back by the suspect over a minor quarrel.
Elkana added that the victim was rushed to Lagos Island hospital in company of her husband, were she was admitted.
According to him, “The suspect was arrested and she confessed to the commission of the offence. The knife was recovered by detectives. Investigation is ongoing, the suspect will be charged to Court at the conclusion of the investigation.”
