A man identified as Sikiru
Henry,has been arrested for attempted to
slit his lover’s throat! Sikiru was alleged to have taken his lover to an
uncompleted building located at Alhaja Wosilat Street, Baruwa area , Lagos state
on Wednesday, to carry out the evil deed but was caught.
Henry was said to have pinned
the struggling lady down and started slitting her throat, when some nearby
residents heard her faint cry and dashed into the building. They rescued her.
A witness, Mr. Oluwole
Olalekan who was sitting in front of his house when the strangled cry of Ajayi
said: “The boy was using the sharp razor to cut the lady's neck and also trying
to strangle her, so that she would not cry out for help. It was exactly
some minute to eleven and there was no light. I was sitting in front of my
house to receive fresh breeze before going to bed when I heard a voice that
shouted "Egba mi o." (Help me). I decided to trace the voice. On
getting to the uncompleted shop, I beamed my torchlight, only to found the boy
sitting on the lady’s chest, trying to strangle her.
"I shouted thief! The man dashed off! I started shouting thief! Thief! I ran after him. Neighbours joined me in chasing him. Luckily, we were able to nab him. We handed him over to the police. There were deep cuts on three different areas on the lady’s neck. We took her to the nearby hospital."
"I shouted thief! The man dashed off! I started shouting thief! Thief! I ran after him. Neighbours joined me in chasing him. Luckily, we were able to nab him. We handed him over to the police. There were deep cuts on three different areas on the lady’s neck. We took her to the nearby hospital."
The suspect, whose T shirt
was covered with blood, told our correspondent that the victim was his lover
and that he saw her off to the street but could not say what prompted him to
harm her.
His words:" Bola is my girlfriend. She came to me for money to plait her hair which I gave her N3000 to do and on my way to see her off, I didn't know what came over me but I only realized I used the razor in my pocket which I used to cut my nail earlier to cut her neck. She had offended me earlier. I wanted to kill her and kill myself."
His words:" Bola is my girlfriend. She came to me for money to plait her hair which I gave her N3000 to do and on my way to see her off, I didn't know what came over me but I only realized I used the razor in my pocket which I used to cut my nail earlier to cut her neck. She had offended me earlier. I wanted to kill her and kill myself."
It was also gathered that
policemen had retrieved the razor blade used by the suspect from the scene,
while the victim’s blood was all over the place.
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), in Charge of Ipaja Police Station, Mr. Ajewole Adebayo, said that the suspect has been arrested alongside some boys residing in the same place and investigations are on top gear to unravel the truth.
Adebayo commended the community for their efforts in ensuring that the suspect did not escape, assuring them that the case would soon be transferred to the higher authority before taking to court. He urged community to intensify efforts to support police.
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), in Charge of Ipaja Police Station, Mr. Ajewole Adebayo, said that the suspect has been arrested alongside some boys residing in the same place and investigations are on top gear to unravel the truth.
Adebayo commended the community for their efforts in ensuring that the suspect did not escape, assuring them that the case would soon be transferred to the higher authority before taking to court. He urged community to intensify efforts to support police.
When contacted the Lagos
State Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), Mr. Kenneth Nwosu said the
victim is presently receiving treatment at a private Hospital, adding that she
was responding to treatment.
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