Tragedy struck on Wednesday in Ilasa Ekiti, Ekiti State, as a Fulani herdsman (name withheld) allegedly beheaded a lady believed to be his wife.
The suspect was said to have cut off the head of the young woman at a stream side in the community.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Caleb Ikechukwu who confirmed the killing, said the suspect had been arrested while investigations into the incident had commenced.
The victim, who is also of the same ethnic group with the suspected assailant, was allegedly attacked beside the stream where she had gone to fetch water with her younger sister.
The young man was said to have ambushed her and cut off her head when she bent to collect some water from the stream, and took to his heels immediately.
He was arrested following the information provided by the younger sister of the deceased who witnessed the incident.
The victim was said to have been betrothed to the herdsman while she was a teenager, in line with their customs and tradition.
It was gathered that trouble started last month when the suspect requested the lady to spend the Eld-el-Fitr holiday with him, but the family of the deceased failed to release her.
The lady was said to have observed that the suspect was a drunkard and drug addict and had avoided him for necessary marriage arrangements.
The suspect, it was further gathered, angered, having assumed that the family of the deceased had breached the marriage contract.
Some relatives of the deceased who did not want their names mentioned expressed sadness over the incident.
