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| Gift Sunday (left) and Raphael Effiong (right) |
Raphael Effiong, a 28-year old man who allegedly killed his girlfriend, Gift Sunday, in a hotel for refusing to accept his marriage proposal has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command.
According to Punch, the pair have been dating since last year and Raphael began to show frustrations when Gift repeatedly rejected his marriage proposals. Her family has said Gift refused to marry him because "he was a difficult man."
Effiong is currently behind bars at the Criminal Investigation Department quarters, Yaba, Lagos as he awaits trials.
A member of Gift's family 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.”It is reported that Raphael was working as a driver for a telecommunications company in Lagos while Gift was a fashion designer.
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