Crime
Abuja Court Jails Mother of Two for Stabbing Boyfriend to Death
Court in Abuja sentences a 22-year-old cleaner to 20 years for fatal stabbing of her boyfriend during a fight in Kurudu, FCT
The Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Asokoro, Abuja, on Monday sentenced a 22-year-old cleaner, Maryam Adewumi, to 20 years’ imprisonment for the fatal stabbing of her 35-year-old boyfriend, Shallom Oliseh, in Kurudu, Abuja, on July 5, 2024.
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Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme delivered the judgment after finding Adewumi guilty of culpable homicide not punishable with death, following proceedings in which the prosecution established that a violent altercation between the couple led to Oliseh’s death.
The court heard that Adewumi stabbed the deceased in the chest with a knife during a physical confrontation, an act the prosecution said she knew could likely result in death.
Prosecution counsel, Adama Musa, told the court that the offence contravened Sections 220(a) and (b) of the Penal Code and was punishable under Section 221.
Adewumi, however, maintained in her defence that she acted in self-defence and had no intention of killing her boyfriend during the incident.
Delivering judgment, Justice Nwosu-Iheme held that the prosecution had successfully proven its case beyond reasonable doubt and convicted the defendant accordingly.
The defence counsel, Williams Ataguba, pleaded for leniency, informing the court that the convict was a mother of two with no prior criminal record and had been in custody since her arrest.
He urged the court to consider her family circumstances and time already spent in detention, arguing that she deserved mercy.
However, the judge sentenced Adewumi to 20 years’ imprisonment, with the sentence to take effect from the date of her arrest on July 5, 2024.
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The ruling brings closure to the high-profile case that drew attention due to the tragic circumstances surrounding the fatal domestic altercation.
Police dismiss officers Anthony Obodo case has been confirmed as the Rivers State Police Command dismissed three of its officers linked to the killing of a 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate, Anthony Obodo.
The State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, disclosed this on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, while parading the three officers before journalists in Port Harcourt.
According to the command, the officers were linked to the incident that occurred last Thursday along Ada George in Port Harcourt, where Obodo was shot dead.
A member of the team, an inspector who fled after the shooting, has been declared a deserter.
CP Adepoju stated that the three arrested officers were subjected to an orderly room trial. Following the conclusion of the investigation and the establishment of their culpability, they have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force and will be charged to court.
“I am here to provide updates on some serious incidents recently recorded in the state, including the investigation into the death of one Anthony A. Obodo… Following the conclusion of the investigation and the establishment of the culpability of the officers involved… the officers being paraded today have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force and will be charged to court,” Adepoju said.
The commissioner noted that he understood the concerns of Obodo’s family and members of the public, adding that the Command has taken appropriate disciplinary action against the police personnel involved.
Obodo, a graduate of the University of Port Harcourt who was reportedly awaiting his NYSC call-up letter, was shot during a police pursuit.
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