The police in Lagos have arrested a Dane, Peter Nielsen, for fatally shooting his Nigerian wife, Zainab Ali-Nielsen, and their four-year-old daughter.
Popularly known as Alizee, the singer and her daughter were reportedly murdered at the family’s residence on Banana Island, Lagos on Thursday morning.
Their corpses have been deposited in a mortuary for autopsy.
Confirming arrest of the suspect, Lagos police public relations officer, Chike Oti, said a crime scene investigative team had been deployed in the house.
“The state commissioner of police, Imohimi Edgal, has ordered the arrest of the suspect and he is in police custody. It is pre-emptive now to ascertain the cause of the incident. The CP has dispatched crime scene investigators to the place to pick evidence for analysis which can be used for prosecution.
“The command has also written the Embassy of the suspect that the police are investigating the case.”
A native of Kogi State, Alizee signed a two-year record deal with an Asian record label, Petra Entertainment in 2017, which reportedly earned her a brand new Ford Explorer, a house on Banana Island and international distribution with affiliates of her record company in Asia.
She was one of the numerous performers at the 2017 edition of the One Lagos Fiesta.
