Udeme Odibi, A 47-year-old Lagos-based lawyer, who reportedly killed her husband and severed his penis, was supposed to travel abroad a day before the crime was allegedly committed, Saturday PUNCH has learnt.
The lawyer had originally planned to travel and had her luggage packed in preparation for that, but reportedly decided to shelve the plan.
The incident happened in the early hours of Thursday at the couple’s residence on Diamond Estate, Sangotedo, in Ajah area of Lagos State.
It was gathered that the duo’s three-year-old marriage that had not produced a child, was fraught with domestic violence.
A witness revealed that the woman used to work with the deceased in his chambers and had a running battle with him over female clients, who visited him at work.
“The woman is jealous and always making trouble with the man. She used to be a lawyer in her husband’s chambers. Any time she saw a female client with the man, he was in trouble. At a point, the man had to let her leave the chambers.
“She was supposed to travel abroad a day before she killed the man. She had already packed her luggage before she decided not to embark on the journey again,” the source said.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chike Oti, said the suspect was still in the hospital under police watch and that investigation into the matter was ongoing.