A woman named Esther Peter (pictured above) on Tuesday
April 16th allegedly killed her husband, Kenneth Peter Anayo, then set
his body on fire at their home at NEPA Phase I Road, Ijagemo, around the
Ikotun area of Lagos. Neighbours said the couple was always fighting in
public and in fact there was a serious fight between them a few days
before the Tuesday incident, where Esther stabbed her husband with a
broken bottle and he had to be treated at the hospital. Neighbours said
they noticed that Esther and Peter's room was on fire around 2am that
Tuesday morning and when they went there to help, they noticed that the
room was locked from the outside. They managed to break down the door,
and that was when they saw the burnt remains of Kenneth. Esther and her
son were nowhere to be found.
Esther was later found around the area with her belongings in a bag
trying to escape. Neighbours handed her over to the police from the
Isheri-Oshun division, who later came to remove Kenneth's
remains.Esther, who is from Cross River told police that the fire was
caused by the candle lit in their room while she went to fetch water but
couldn't explain why the door was locked from the outside and why she
had all belongings in a bag. Police say they have every reason to
believe Kenneth was killed being burnt.The case is being handled by the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos. See the photo after the cut...but viewer discretion advised!
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