Confusion reigned yesterday, as a day set aside to celebrate children turned out to be a sorrowful day after a mother of five, Roselyn Sogei, was murdered by her husband, Sogei Jafairu at their residence at Araromi street in Oshodi, Lagos.
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Sogei, an indigene of Etsako Central Local Government Area, Edo state, was suspected to have committed the act for ritual purpose as it was suspected that he poisoned the food which he and the deceased ate that night and tried to take a black portion to neutralize the poison in his own body.
He then went to slit his wife’s throat with a knife while she slept. In an attempt to stuff the lifeless body into a container, he started vomiting.
One of their children, Richmond Sogei, 16, said
“My daddy and mummy never ate together since I grew up knowing them as my parents. We only saw them eating together for the very first time yesterday (Thursday) .
Mummy came back from the market with some drinks she said we would use to celebrate Children’s Day today (yesterday)
“We were surprised when we saw them eating beans and garri from same plate but concluded that it could be as a result of my kid sister’s birthday that was celebrated same day.We all went to bed without any thought of the unexpected.
But at 3am my daddy woke me up and instructed me to go and meet my mum in the bedroom. I left the sitting room where I slept with my aunt and three siblings. As I was going to urinate, I saw daddy vomiting in the bathroom. I went outside to urinate and when I came back, I saw him lying down in the bathroom. When I flashed the torchlight, I noticed that he was vomiting some black substance. He also excreted on himself.
“Out of fear, I rushed to wake my aunt up to assist daddy. I also told her to wake mummy up to come and help daddy but she said that mummy was not responding. When I went inside and flashed my torchlight at her, I saw that the bed she laid on was socked with blood. On closer observation, I discovered a deep cut on her throat and passed out.
“Daddy initially said somebody broke into the room and killed mummy but we discovered that the gate was locked. Later he said I was the one that killed my mummy.
How can I kill a mother that has been playing the role of a father to us?. She was even sponsoring my elder brother, Collins who just gained admission into the University. She was the bread winner.
Twice, we have been sent packing by our landlords at Michael and Banjoko streets because daddy could not pay the rent. Why would anyone think of killing such person? “, he asked, crying.
Jafaru who attempted to escape was apprehended by sympathisers until the arrival of policemen from Akinpelu who whisked him away and removed the corpse.
When contacted, Deputy Spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, DSP Chukwuma Ozoani, said
”It was a murder case and the husband was suspected to be under the influence of drug. The case has been transferred to the SCID and investigation has commenced.”
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