Jealous Teen Stabs Girlfriend to Death

A jealous teen stabs his girlfriend to Death over a love spat.

19-year-old boy, Junior Omo Shaba, has murderd his 18 year old teen lover and dumped her corpse by a roadside along Siluko road in the outskirts of Benin, Edo State.

The deceased, Matilda Odiri, 18, was said to have been stabbed to death inside the room of her boyfriend at 2, Akugbe Street, Off Sikuko road, Ogida, last Saturday.

According to apparent reports. It was revealed that she went for a sleep over at her  boyfriend's house where she was expected to pass the night.
During her stay an allegation of infidelity was said to have occurred and levelled by the suspect against his visitor which degenerated into a fierce argument.

In a counter-accusation, the girl was said to have also expressed resentment over her boyfriend’s returning home late as he was already seeing another girl. In a fit of anger, he allegedly stabbed her with a knife in her right breast.

Shaba was said to have fled to Aduwawa area of the Edo state, to evade arrest, but his furious father gave him up. He was arrested that same day by policemen.

The Edo State Police spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor said the suspect confessed that he murdered Matilda and dumped her body on the street to cover up the deed.

Nwabuzor noted that the suspect admitted to having killed his girlfriend with a knife which she used to peel some oranges they took during the night she came to stay.