I waited 10 years to kill friend who snatched my boyfriend - Suspect

A Nigerian lady identified as Anita Ofili, has been arrested for killing her friend Glory Okon in her apartment at Greenville Estate, Ajah area of Lagos.

According to Anita, the suspect, she waited 10 years to have her revenge on her friend, Glory who she accused of snatching her boyfriend over a decade ago.

Vanguard who reported the news, said shout for help from Ofili’s one-room self-contain apartment at 1.20p.m., on Sunday March 26, alerted occupants of the building. As they forced the door open, they discovered Ofili thrusting a kitchen knife into Okon’s neck.

It was stated that the victim who was rushed to the General Hospital on Lagos Island, was confirmed dead, due to lose of blood.

One of the tenants of the building, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said;

“The landlord’s daughter was the one that heard the scream. 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. 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.”

Report indicates that the suspect and the deceased had been friends for close to two decades and had attended the same tertiary institution.

Although they had a misunderstanding which drove them apart for close to 10 years before they reconciled two weeks ago.

Narrating why she killed her friend, Anita 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.”

The spokesperson of the Lagos State Police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, having confirmed the incident said;

“At 5.50p.m., on March 26, a resident of Greenville Estate came to the station to report that he heard someone screaming from the room of one Annie Ofili, that himself and other tenants quickly rushed to the room, forced the door opened only to meet Annie on top of Glory Okon, who came to visit her.

Upon the information, a team of detectives moved to the scene. The suspect was arrested, the knife recovered, while the corpse was deposited at the Mainland General Hospital mortuary, Yaba, for autopsy and preservation. The suspect has been transferred to the SCIID, Yaba, for discreet investigation.''