Lady stabs lover to death in Imo over ‘failure to get share of fraud proceeds’

The Imo state police command has arrested one Oluchi Nzemechi, who allegedly stabbed Kelechi Nzemechi, her boyfriend, to death. 

The 27-year-old lady was said to have been lured into internet fraud popularly known as ‘yahoo-yahoo’ by her deceased lover.

In a statement on Monday, Henry Okoye, the command’s spokesperson, said the suspect was in a heated argument with her boyfriend for failing to give her a cut of 250 million rupiah they fraudulently obtained from a victim in Indonesia.

The suspect reportedly used a kitchen knife to stab the deceased during the argument.

“On interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime, admitting that her lover lured her into internet fraud aka ‘yahoo yahoo’,” the statement reads.

“That on  02/06/2024, she had a heated argument with him for failing to give her a cut of an alleged 250 Million Rupiah they fraudulently obtained from a victim in Indonesia, during which she used a kitchen knife and stabbed him on the upper part of his body.

“The suspect further revealed that in a bid to cover up her criminal acts, she swiftly wrote on a piece of paper; ‘you think you can eat my money and go free, I am baba for the boys, I am coming for your wife and your child including your family’ and placed it on the lifeless body of the victim and ran away from the house. She also stated that she has been living with the victim since 2019 and has a child for him.

“Effort is intensified to recover the alleged 250 million Indonesia Rupiah for a possible return to the owner. The suspect is currently undergoing an investigation at the State Criminal Investigation Department and will certainly be arraigned in court.”