A man simply identified as Tony has allegedly beheaded his girlfriend, Ebibraaladei Maxwell in Bayelsa State.
The incident occurred at Kabeama coastal settlement in Sagbama local government area of the State.
NewsBand gathered that the incident involved the unmarried, but live-in couple.
The duo cohabited and had a child.
According to neighbours, the incident occurred in the wee hours of Saturday, at about 3am, with the severed head of the victim discovered at dawn.
The residents subsequently apprehended Tony as he attempted to flee the scene.
He was subsequently handed over to the police.
ASP Musa Mohammed, the public relations officer of the state police command, who confirmed the incident, said the victim is in custody and undergoing interrogation.
It was gathered that policemen from Sagbama Division evacuated the remains of the victim and deposited it at the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre in Yenagoa.
