A certain Emmanuel Mekuri has allegedly stabbed himself to death during a heated argument in his residence, this was after he stabbed his live-in lover, Patience Ogunshola in the thigh at Araromi, Morogbo area of Lagos state. Until his death,Mekuri was a LASTMA official.

UGAMATV gathered that Emmanuel and his lover, were engaged in a verbal combat, with relations to infidelity, it subsequently degenerated in physical combat, during which, the deceased gothold of a jack knife with which he stabbed the thigh of his lover, whom fled the scene for safety.

Thereafter, Emmanuel allegedly stabbed himself in the stomach, which led to his demise.

The Police public Relations Officer,said the 13-year old daughter of Patricia from a previous marriage, raised an alarm, which caught the attention of neighbors. He also added that the police recovered the dead body of Mekuri, a blood laced knife, which was presumed to be the weapon used in fulfilling the crime.

He further stated that Patricia was taken to hospital for treatment, while Emmanuel’s corpse was evacuated and deposited in a mortuary for autopsy.

Elkana said, “On July 5, 2020, around 1pm, the Morogbo Police Station received a distress call from the Zoo area in Araromi that one Emmanuel Mekuri, 47, a LASTMA personnel, stabbed his lover, Patricia Ogunshola, 37, on her right thigh, with a Jack knife. An alarm was raised by the 13-year-old daughter of the woman, who she had from a previous marriage, which drew the attention of neighbours to the scene.

“In her statement, the girl stated that the deceased person, whom she referred to as her stepfather, made further attempts to stab her mother in the head but she quickly ran out of the room. She reported that he subsequently stabbed himself in the stomach, with his intestines gushing out and he died on the spot.

“On arrival at the scene, homicide detectives preserved the crime scene and rushed the injured woman to hospital for medical attention. She is currently in a stable condition. The corpse of the deceased person was evacuated to the mortuary for autopsy. A blood-stained knife was recovered from the scene.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the couple started living together in February 2020, but they were not legally married.”

Elkana said the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, had ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, Yaba, for discreet investigation.