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Jimoh
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48-year-old mother of six, Mrs Ebere Dike has been arrested for the death of
her lover, Mr Otti-Oriekpa Mike, at the Morogbo area of Ikorodu, Lagos State.
The
deceased, a businessman, was said to have died in Dike’s apartment, after he
met another man, identified as Samuel, in the apartment he rented for Dike. The
incident was said to have occurred at the weekend.
It was
learnt that when Mike saw Samuel in the apartment, an argument ensued, during
which he was said to have angrily left the apartment.
Confusion,
however, sets in after discovery of his lifeless body by the side of his
vehicle, which was parked down stairs.
When
Policemen from Morogbo Police Station were contacted, they went to the scene
and arrested Dike. She was later transferred to the Homicide Section of the
State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Panti, Yaba.
A relative
of the deceased, who gave his name simply as Imokwe, said: “My late brother was
not living with the woman. She only had a baby girl for him and had five
children with her former husband. On that fateful day, he visited her without
prior notice, only to find another man with her.”
Dike, had,
however, denied that Mike was attacked and killed as was being alleged and
suspected by the police. She explained that Mike slumped during an argument
with his alleged rival.
Dike said:
“Mike accused me of cheating on him when he saw Samuel, my business partner,
with me. He got angry and walked out of the apartment. When he got down stairs,
he kicked started his car, but it didn’t respond. Samuel also became angry with
me and walked out of the room. On getting downstairs, he met Mike still
battling to fix his car. They started quarreling and in the process, Mike
slumped on the spot. Nobody fought with him.”
It was
gathered that in her earlier statement at Morogbo Police Station, Dike refused
to mention Samuel’s surname, until she got to SCIID.
As at the
time of writing this report, Samuel's whereabouts is unknown. His phone line
had been switched off. The case was further complicated when Dike denied
knowing where Samuel resides. Autopsy was carried out on the deceased. The
result showed that Mike was hypertensive and died of cardiac arrest. There were
no marks of violence on his body.
As at Wednesday,
the case had been sent to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions for advice.
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