Photos: Naval Officer Killed Lover And Self Out Of Jealousy

When a relationship is violent, one needs to get out as quickly as possible before it leads to death. Most
of the 'fights' are always caused by mad jealousy, which is mistaken for love and
a lot of atrocities are committed for genuine reasons and at times just
insinuations. If a partner is not faithful to you, walk out of the relationship, it is not
a do or die affair now. Two families are grieving now because of "cheating"? It is
not worth anybody's life in my own opinion. The Nigerian Navy lost two of their Naval officers recently. A female naval rating called Itoha and her naval officer live-in-lover, Henry. According to the neighbours of the couple, who until their deaths lived at navy town, Ojo Barracks, Lagos, the naval officer returned from a joint task force mission in in Jos and accused his lover of cheating on him with another man while he was away. Neighbours said the couple, who had been planning to marry, argued and fought frequently. This particular night was to be their last, as the Henry in a fit of anger stabbed Itoha several times with a dagger and then turned the dagger on himself.

Their neighbours who heard the screams of Itoha rushed to their apartment and managed to get her out of there. Unfortunately they came too late. Itoha died at the Naval hospital, Ojo where she was rushed to. Henry died three days later. The flag officer commanding (FOC), western naval command, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogbor said in a statement. The command has constituted a panel to find out exactly what happened
that led to the death of the ratings. This is something the navy does not want
itself to be associate with if it actually happened the way people have been
claiming. We condemn it in totality because it is sad that two young persons
that came together to join the service to serve their fatherland and out of
primitive and barbaric behaviour , they end their lives in that manner. The navy will get to the root of the matter and find out what happened.