An unidentified young herdsman chopped off his girlfriend’s head with Cutlass at IIasa Ekiti in Ekiti East.
The incident which occurred at a streamside yesterday 26th June 2020 in the agrarian community, it is popular known for its huge yams’ market.
The victim who was said to be a very young lady, and of the same tribe with her suspected assailant was attacked beside a stream where she had gone to fetch water with her younger sister.
The assailant was said to have ambushed the lady, grabbed her from behind, while she bent down to collect some water from the stream, held her by the head and chopped it off.
He was said to have took to his heel after the act but was later arrested through the information provided by the younger sister of the deceased who was at the scene of the incident.
Multiple sources in the community including the traditional rulers of the community the Alasa of Ilasa, Oba Ajayi Omolagba revealed that the young lady had been allegedly been betrothed to the suspected assailant as a future wife while she was still a teenager in line with their custom and tradition.
According to the sources, trouble started last month when the suspect requested the lady to come to his house and spend some time with him but the family of the lady refused to release her, a situation which angered the suspect who assumed the contract had been breeched by the family hence the dastardly act.
Some relatives of the deceased who preferred to be anonymous expressed sadness over the development, affirmed that the suspected murderer had indeed requested her late fiancé to come and spend some time with him at his house and the marriage was supposed to be officially finalised today before he took her life.
The Alasa of Ilasa Oba Ajayi Omolagba said the community has been in shock since the incident occurred. He said he had summoned the families of all parties involved and their landlords to a meeting where resolutions were reached on how to forestall future occurrence. Oba Omolagba noted that the community would also make necessary appease to God as such incident was strange and a taboo in the land.
When contacted, the Ekiti State Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident. He said investigation has been launched into the unfortunate incident by the Command, to unravel the causes of such dastardly act.
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