Man Arrested for Stabbing Girlfriend to Death For Refusing to Marry Him




The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 28-year-old Raphael Effiong for allegedly killing his girlfriend Gift Sunday in a hotel, because she refused to accept his proposal.

According to the report by Punch, the Raphael who is a driver for a telecomms company in Lagos and Gift a fashion designer, started dating last year. But on numerous occasions, Raphael asked for her hand in marriage but Gift always refused. 

According to family source, the deceased refused to accept proposal to marry the suspect because he is “a difficult man”.
A member of the deceased's family who chooses to be unnamed said;

“The incident happened on Monday evening. It was shocking to all of us. Gift prepared some food, and took it to the hotel on his invitation. They got a room, and checked in. What then happened was that Raphael, who had hidden a pair of scissors in his pocket, swooped on Gift and attacked her.
She began to scream, but there was no quick response. He injured her brutally with the scissors. It was after a while when some guests in the hotel heard her screams that they came around and asked Effiong to open the door, but he refused.

They forced the door open, found Sunday in a pool of blood and alerted the policemen from the Alapere division. This was not the first time he would attack her. About a month ago, while he had come on a visit and the two were alone at home, he had attacked her because she was not ready to marry him.”
The family member said.

She was rushed to the hospital but died. Meanwhile, Effiong is currently at the Criminal Investigation Department quarters, Yaba, Lagos.

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