Rivers woman arrested for stabbing 12-year-old girl

The police in Rivers State have arrested a woman, identified only as Abigail, for allegedly stabbing a 12-year-old girl in Rumuodara, in the Ohio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state.

Sunday PUNCH learnt that the girl, Oluebube, resided in the compound with the 30-year-old suspect.

The incident happened on Saturday during a minor disagreement.

Narrating the incident to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Saturday, the sister of the injured girl, Olucho, said the suspect attacked Oluebube after the latter �mistakenly hit her with water in the corridor�.

She stated, �My sister was washing plates outside. The woman (Abigail) went to fetch 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 pots she was carrying to avoid running into her.

�So, my sister unknowingly entered with the pots and ran into the woman and both of them fell.

�The woman started beating my sister. Other neighbours begged her that it was a mistake, but the woman refused.�

Olucho said Abigail ordered her sister to sweep the spilled water.

�So, she went back to fetch another water, while my sister continued to wash the dishes and later took a broom to sweep the water.

�But as my sister was about to sweep the water out, she (Abigail) went inside and came out with a knife, which she used to stab my sister.

�The head of the knife broke and the knife stayed in my sister�s body. We immediately reported to the police; the woman entered her room and fled through the back door.

�But some neighbours caught her and handed her over to the police. My sister is in the hospital now.�

The spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident, adding that doctors had removed the knife from the victim�s body.

She stated, �The woman has been arrested and is in our custody. She will face the wrath of the law for her actions.

�The girl is responding to treatment and investigation is ongoing.�

Meanwhile, a group, Centre for Basic Rights Protection and Accountability, has called for a thorough investigation into the incident.

The National Coordinator of the group, Prince Wiro, urged the police to arraign the suspect immediately if found culpable.