A youth corps member, Emmanuel Oyelara, serving in Ohaozara Local government area of Ebonyi State has been stabbed on his left eye by one of his lovers for having an affair with another woman at his place of primary assignment.
DailyPost gathered that before the incident, Oyelara had been having problem with the affected eye and might not be able to see again with his injured left eye.
The victim is currently lying critically ill at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi state.
DailyPost learnt that a fight ensued when one Happiness and Maria, whom the ‘lover boy’ was said to have been dating, eventually met in his house on the faithful day.
According to a source, the incident was the fourth time the ladies would be engaging in physical combat in Oyelara’s house over who rightly owns his heart.
It was further gathered that Happiness who hailed from Umuchima in Uburu town of the LGA, having been hurt by the promiscuous attitude of Oyelara allegedly used a broken bottle to stab him on his left eye without considering the consequences of her action.
Investigation also revealed that the two ladies are single mothers; one with three children and the other with two kids purportedly from different men.
However, Oyelara denied ever dating the two ladies. He said they were just friends, insisting that the ladies usually bring vegetables for him to buy until when both of them met in his house and engaged in a fight.
According to him, when the fight started, he left to go and report the matter to their parents when Happiness caught up with him and stabbed him .Commenting on the arrests, the Ebonyi State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP, Sylvester Igbo confirmed that the two Uburu ladies were arrested over the incident as investigation were on to unravel the reason the victim was stabbed.He added that contrary to Oyelara’s denial, investigation had proven that the victim was dating the two ladies, Happiness and Maria before the unfortunate incident occurred.
