Peter Nielsen, an Italian man, has allegedly killed Zainab Ali-Nielsen, a Nigerian artiste better known as Alizee.
The singer and her four-year-old daughter, Petra, were said to have
been murdered on Thursday in their home at Ocean Parade, Banana Island,
Lagos.
Speaking to LIB, a member of Alizee’s management team said
“It’s
really a shocking and sad development. We all woke up to the sad news
of her death this morning and to find out that the homicide was
committed by her husband makes it all the more sad. The Police has been
brought in to the case and we’ll share more details as we get them.”
Chike Oti, Lagos state police public relations officer, confirmed the arrest of Nielsen to PUNCH.
Oti said a crime scene investigative team has been deployed to the house.
He said: “The state commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, 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 evidences 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.”
Alizee reportedly signed a two-year record deal with an Asian record label, Petra Entertainment in 2017.
The corpses of the deceased have been deposited in a mortuary for autopsy.