A woman accused of stabbing a 12-year old girl on Saturday out of anger in Rumuodara in Ohio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State have been arrested by the police.
The 30-year old woman simply dentified as Abigail was said to have stabbed the minor and even left the knife in her body.
The incident happened when the suspect living in the same compound with the victim simply identified as Oluebube allegedly overreacted over a minor issue.
The victim’s sister, Olucho, told newsmen that the suspect accused the minor of running into her and fell down with water she had gone to fetch.
She said: “My sister was washing plates outside. The woman (Abigail) went and fetched water. Because our corridor is dark, the person inside can see somebody outside, but the person outside cannot see the person inside.
“The woman stood there with her water, but she did not tell my sister not to come with the pot to avoid running into her. So my sister, unknowingly, entered with the pot and ran into the woman, and both of them fell. The woman now started beating my sister. Other neighbours started begging the woman that it was a mistake, but the woman refused.
“This woman had ordered my sister to mop the spilled water, and the she agreed. So she went back to fetch another water, while my sister continued to wash the dishes and later took broom to sweep off the water.
“But as my sister was about sweeping the water out, the. woman in anger went inside and came out with a knife. which she used to stab my her. The head of the knife broke and the knife stucked in my sister’s body.
“When she realized that we had gone to report the matter to the police, the woman ran away. But some neighbours caught her and handed her over to the police. My sister is in the hospital now.”
Meanwhile, the Rivers State Police Command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident to newsmen.
She said: “The woman has been arrested and is in our custody. She will be charged to court after we have concluded our investigation on the matter.
“But we thank God the doctors have removed the knife from the body of the girl and she is responding to treatmemt and investigation is ongoing.”
Also, a rights group, Centre for Basic Rights Protection and Accountability, has called for a thorough investigation into the incident.
National Coordinator of the organization, Prince Wiro, asked the police to arraign the suspect in court immediately if found culpable in their course of investigation.
