Olaitan Ayobami
A policeman's wife, Mrs. Desola Ochoche, has ran away after ambushing a neighbour and stabbing her repeatedly before leaving her for dead. The victim was later rushed to a private hospital in the area.
It was gathered that Ochoche reportedly challenged Ayobami to a duel for laughing at her. They were later separated by neighbours around on Sunday when the incident took place. However, things took another turn when they resumed the fight around 6am on Monday when Olaitan Ayobami, a teacher, wanted to bathe.
According to Punch, Ochoche ambushed the teacher and her children while they were heading for school at the entrance of their rented building, chased after her with a shard of bottle and stabbed her leaving the woman in the pool of her own blood.
It was learnt that Ochoche was eventually arrested by policemen from the Igbogbo Police Division, but released a few hours later.
Narrating the incident, the victim, Ayobami said she wants Ochoche to be brought to book as she is still in pains from the attack.
She said, “On Saturday, I left my phone in my kitchen and when I went back to pick it, I found it inside water. I wanted to challenge Iya Oby (Ochoche), but my husband warned me not to do so because I didn’t have evidence. On Sunday, she started singing abusive songs against me, but I did not reply.
“At a point, I laughed and she became angry. She poured water on me and we fought. While I was going to the bathroom on Monday morning, she attacked me and we fought again. Her husband separated us and warned her to let peace reign.
“I was going to school when she attacked me in the corridor and stabbed me with a shard of bottle. Her husband, who is a policeman, took her to the Igbogbo division, but she has been released. I want her to be charged to court.”
Ochoche didn't deny the act. However, she said she acted in revenge. She said, “I have been warning her to stop insulting me with songs. She would accuse me of flirting around just because I am not employed. It is true I stabbed her but she had used something to injure me in the face while we were fighting around 6am on Monday. I revenged so that she would know she cannot intimidate me.”
The police spokesperson in the state, SP Dolapo Badmos, said it was a case of affray and the two women would be charged to court.
She said, “The two women injured each other and they have been released to go and take care of themselves after which they will be charged to court for affray.”