Tina Essi was arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for the alleged murder of 49-year-old Christian Akparie of No 26 Orijamogun Road, Oreyo, Ikorodu, Lagos.
Late Christian was a tenant in Tina's mother's house.
A statement released by CSP Ademuyiwa Adejobi notes that on Saturday, January 31, the dispute over the payment of Nepa Bill arose between Ms Tina and the deceased, which led to a fight.
''After the fight, the deceased had continually suffered severe pains but unfortunately, on Saturday 6th February 2021 at about 7am while the deceased was being rushed to the General Hospital, Ikorodu, he gave up the ghost.
The police operatives attached to Ikorodu Division of the command were contacted and they arrested the suspect immediately. The Commissioner of Police has ordered that the suspect be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Departmet, SCIID, Panti for thorough investigation. The suspect is presently cooling her feet at the State CID, Panti, Yaba.''Adejobi's statement read.
The spokesman added that Hakeem Odumosu, state police commissioner, urged the families of the deceased to stay calm as the command would do the appropriate thing to get justice done in the matter.
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