A 30-year-old man Amber Ubung has been nabbed by the Cross River State police for allegedly inflicting body injuries on his girlfriend who failed to turn up for their Valentine date after she collected N7,000 to fix her hair.
The lady identified as Blessing Onawu,25, was attacked in her home by the angry boyfriend who unleashed several machete cuts on her. It was gathered that the woman’s mother who tried to save her daughter from being butchered to death also received cuts. They are both recovering in different hospitals while Mr. Ubung is helping the police with their investigations.
Speaking to news reporters in Calabar, Commissioner of Police, Mr Gyogon Grimah, disclosed that the incident happened at Okuni in Ikom Local Government Area.
“After waiting and the said lady did not show up, the suspect, Ubung, armed himself with a machete, went to the house of Onawu, attacked and gave her several machete cuts all over her body with the intent 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.
“The suspect was transferred to SCID for further investigation and will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded,” he said.
