I killed my landlady because she was jealous that i married, say a 29-year welder in Rivers state.

A 29-year-old welder, Ugochukwu Arugo, said he hacked his lover, who was also his landlady, Mrs. Ngozi Igwe, to death with a kitchen pestle in Aluu community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State because she was jealous of his wife.

 Arugo made this confession on Thursday in Port Harcourt Rivers state.

The suspect, a native of Isi-Ala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, narrated that his victim (Ngozi) was her widowed landlady and added that they had been in a deep relationship since the demise of her husband.


Thee Commissioner, Ahmed Zaki and journalists that trouble started between him and his lover when he (Arugo) went to his village, married a wife and brought her to live with him.

 The suspect, who is already in police net, said that his lover-landlady was angry with him because he got married and brought his new wife into the house.

He said: “I am here because I committed a crime. I am 29 years old. I did it unknowingly and I never knew it would be like this. It is my landlady, whom I am dating in Aluu Community that I killed.

 “When I went to my village and married, I brought my wife to the yard, my landlady started quarrelling with me. She said why would I marry without informing her? I started having problem with her because of my wife. I did not let my wife know about it.

“When we had problem late in the night, as we were quarrelling, I used mortar pestle and hit her head, she fell down and died.”

Punch newspaper