The 31-year-old man, who allegedly strangled his 39-year-old
business woman lover, Njideka Lizzy Nzewe to death in her
apartment at Green Estate, Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos, last
month, told a crowd yesterday [Aug. 6] that he did it out of
jealousy.
The suspect, Kelechi Williams and late Njideka Lizzy Nzewe
The suspect, Kelechi Williams, who was paraded at the Lagos
State Police Command, was arrested at the border between
Ghana and Cote D’Ivore by operatives from the Area ‘E’
Command, Festac Town and those of International Police,
INTERPOL, while fleeing with the deceased’s Range Rover
Sports Utility Vehicle, SUV, with number plate LAGOS EKY 509
AZ.
The incident, according to him, occurred on July 19, 2014, at
about 2.00am during an altercation over the late arrival of his
lover, Njideka Lizzy Nzewe, a mother of four and the Chief
Executive Officer /Managing Director of Edmark International
until her untimely death.
How she was killed
Narrating how he snuffed life out of the deceased, the suspect,
who hails from Umuji in Ndemili North LGA of Anambra State,
said: “Lizzy was my girlfriend. I knew her three years ago. But
we started getting serious in February this year. I came back
from Ghana to visit her on July 16, 2014 which was on a
Wednesday. The next day we went out and came back late.
On Friday, she told me to stay back at home and rest because
I was tired. She left the house, saying she was going to the
new apartment she was to pack into; assuring me she would
be back as usual by 6 p.m. But she did not return by 6pm.
Rather, the gate man came with a power generating set,
saying madam had gone to drop the workers.
When it was 8 p.m. and I did not see her, I started calling her
on phone but she did not pick. I called her up to 30 times
without response. She came back by midnight and when I
asked why she did not pick my calls, she said the phone was in
silent mode. I brought out my phone and called her line only
for it to ring. At that point I noticed she was drunk. I got
angry and asked if that was the way she would pay me back
for leaving everything in Ghana to come and spend time with
her. I threatened to quit the relationship. But at that point, her
phone rang and I told her to pick it but she insisted that I
should pick it and when I did, the caller, who was a male,
asked ‘baby are you home?’ Immediately she discovered it was
a male’s voice, she snatched the phone from me and asked
why I should pick her calls. I reminded her of a similar
incident when she came to visit me in Ghana and my phone
rang. She pick it and on discovering it was a female, she
smashed the phone on the ground, without knowing who the
caller was. I reminded her also that she collected my other
phones from me and brought them to Nigeria. In anger, I took
the phone and smashed it on the ground.
Before I knew it, she threw my things outside, saying I should
leave her house. I told her to give me the N300,000 she
borrowed from me to buy an air conditioner, if she wanted
me to leave but she said she had no money with her and gave
me her ATM card which she said had just N140,000. At a point,
she slapped me and we started fighting. She held on to my
manhood and started stretching it. That was when I held the
wrapper that was around her neck and used it to strangle her,
thereby forcing her to let go my manhood. She fell down and
became motionless. Immediately, I took her three phones,
ATM card and went outside to meet the gate man to see me
off to any ATM machine, where I withdrew N100,000. I
dropped the gateman at home, and told him I was going to
pump the tyre. At that point, I knew I was in trouble. I did not
go back to her house for fear of being arrested. I drove
straight to Mile Two, from where I picked a driver who drove
me down to Ghana. I spent some days in Ghana before I
decided to leave for Cote d’Ivoire, where unfortunately I was
arrested.
I never wanted to kill her. I have never fought in my life, let
alone kill somebody. I did not also steal her jewellery and N8
million as claimed by the Police. The only money I withdrew
was N100,000 and her phone.
Suspect gives thanksgiving in church
Briefing newsmen earlier, the command’s boss, Umar Manko,
said after the suspect killed the woman, he locked the door
from outside, apparently to make it look as if they had gone
out. He further disclosed that a new International Passport
which bore the suspect’s name and the surname of his
deceased’s lover, was found on him, suggesting that the motive
was pre-empted.
Back in Ghana, preliminary investigation, according to the
Police, revealed that the suspect took the SUV to church,
declaring it was his. Police sources said he made an
unspecified donation to the church and also threw a party to
celebrate the new car.
On his part, the gate man, John Tungwim, said he suspected
something was amiss when the suspect dashed out from the
apartment that night. According to him, “he told me he was going
to the club with madam but that she asked him to go and
withdraw money with her ATM card first. I went with him
because I know madam’s pin code. But we came back, he told me
to go inside that madam said she was tired and could not go. So,
he drove out alone. I never suspected anything until the next day
when I did not see madam. I called one of the children’s attention
to it. Out of curiosity, I climbed a ladder only to discover that
madam was on the floor foaming in her mouth. I contacted her
brother who called in the police.”
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