The police command in Cross River on Thursday paraded a 30-year-old man who suspectedly macheted his lover for failing to show up in his house on Valentine’s Day.
Amber Ubung is accused of committing the crime after his lover, Blessing Onawu, 25, broke her promise to spend Valentine’s Day with him after collecting N7,000 from him to dress her hair.
Mr Gyogon Grimah, the state Commissioner of Police, told newsmen in Calabar that the incident occurred in Okuni, Ikom Local Government Area.
“After waiting and the said lady did not appear, the suspect, Ubung, armed himself with a machete, went to Onawu’s house, attacked her, and gave her several machete cuts all over her body, intending to kill her.
“In an attempt by the victim’s mother to rescue her, he used the same machete to inflict injuries on her.
“A team of policemen were mobilised to the scene, and the suspect was arrested with the machete.
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“The suspect was transferred to SCID for further investigation and will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded,” he said.
The commissioner also said that the victim and her mother were receiving treatment in different hospitals.
Credible News reports that nine other suspects were paraded for alleged armed robbery in different parts of the state, while two were paraded for alleged murder.
While appealing for support from members of the public in the area of information sharing to tackle crime, Grimah said that the police command would continue to do it best to maintain peace and order.
“I want to assure law-abiding citizens that the command, under my stewardship, will continue to make Cross River to maintain its record as the most peaceful state in the country.
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