Tragedy struck at the riverain community of Kabeama in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State over the weekend when a man, simply identified as Tony, reportedly beheaded his girlfriend.
Though the details of the tragic incident were still sketchy, This Medium gathered that the deceased lady, Maxuel Ebibraladei, and Tony had a child together.
She was allegedly killed by her lover around 3am on Saturday according to neighbours who discovered her severed head at dawn.
Tony was reportedly apprehended by residents before he could escape and was handed over to the police.
It was learnt that the remains of the deceased had been deposited at the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, while the suspect had been detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID).