Pearl Academy founder, Olamide Alli stabbed to death by her fiancé in Lagos

A mother of his two children and founder of Pearl academy; a nigeria based social enterprise, Olamide Omajuwa Alli has been stabbed to death by her fiancee Chris Ndukwe.

NewsWireNGR gathered that Chris, 39, and 25-year-old Olamide, dated on and off for seven years and were said to have fixed their wedding for August, 2020, before the incident.

According to the Lagos Police Spokesperson, Bala Elkana, the woman was found on Sunday, June 21, 2020, at Chris’ residence in Victory Point Estate, Ilasan, Lagos State.

She had deep cuts on her head while the man’s mouth was reportedly covered with an unknown white substance

It was alleged that Chris stabbed Olamide to death with kitchen knife and thereafter drank some poisonous substance.

 Two blood stained kitchen knives, two empty bottles of the poison, three empty cans of energy drinks and a pair of pliers were recovered from the crime scene.

According to some family members, the couple had two boys, aged 7 and 3. Chris lived in Victory Point Estate Ilasan, while Olamide lived in Ogba. .

She was said to have visited him alongside her younger sister on Saturday, based on his invitation. The sister was the first to have noticed that the couple were dead and raised alarm.

According to her statement to the police, she was woken up by loud music from the couple’s room. It was gathered that Chris tied Olamide up, sealed her mouth, used the pliers to pull her braids before stabbing her multiple times on the head and eyes.

The police said it was not yet clear what might have triggered the murder, but the two corpses were removed and deposited in a public mortuary for autopsy.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered a thorough investigation into the case, investigation is ongoing, Mr Elkana said.

Domestic and sexual violence experts in Nigeria say they have seen an increase in the number of people asking them for help. The UN says around 23% of women in Nigeria have been victims of physical or sexual violence by their husbands.