Bamenda : Married man killed in girlfriend’s house by jealous boyfriend (read the full story)

An eye witness and a neighbour narrates to hilltopvoices that Oben has been a regulate visitor to the room of Orock Mirabel. About a month ago, Oben and one Obi all from the Bayangi land in the South West Region discovered that they were sharing the privacy of Mirabel. After a long exchange, the eyewitness explained that both men settled peacefully without making the decision public.

Tuesday May 24, 2016, Oben visited Mirabel. When Obi learned of Oben’s presence, he too decided to visit. This time, Mirabel did not open the door for Obi. The neighbour recounted adding that the exchange between Mirabel and Oben with Obi outside was in the Bayangi mother-tongue. At some point, the witness noted; Obi left.

Early this Wednesday May 25, 2016 Oben came out of the room to fetch water another witness who was around explained with Mirabel as the source. As the “couple” returned into the house, Obi stepped in and blocked the door. After blocking the door, he then picked a knife from Mirabel’s room. It is the knife he used to repeatedly stab Oben who died a few minutes later.

As Mirabel watched Oben die in a pool of his own blood, Obi took on his heels to an unknown destination at press time.  As the population moved in “Mirabel could be seen holding unto Oben screaming over the gruesome murder of the man she called her husband to be” the witness explained.

According to the paramount ruler of the Nkwen People HRH SF Azehfor III on whose land the act was committed, such an act is an abomination. Traditionally he noted it is caused by a generational course and such a course must be stopped from spreading to other members of the community. Fon Azehfor III explained justifying why a traditional injunction was placed on Mirabel’s door.

While confirming the above narration as what they gathered upon arrival at the scene at about 8:30am when they were informed of the incident, the Police officer who preferred not to be named added that Obi the accused killer leaves just about 20 meters away from Mirabel’s host residence. The Officer explained that  on arrival at Obi’s hostel, Obi’s door was wide open with everything in place and the only identification document they saw was Obi’s ELECAM vote card from where they learned he was 22 years old.