LAGOS- A Naval rating is now cooling his feet in police custody in Lagos for allegedly stabbing a middle age woman to death.
Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred Friday night at Egan village, a riverine community in Ojo council area of Lagos.
The deceased identified as Taibat Badru, as reliably learnt, was stabbed at her back with a knife by the suspect whose identity was yet to be known as at time of filing the report.
She was said to have bled profusely and died at Alimosho General Hospital Igando, where she was rushed to for medical attention.
It was exclusively gathered that the suspect was arrested by police operatives attached to Ilemba Hausa Division on Saturday morning and was immediately transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti on the order of the Commissioner of Police Edgal Imohimi following complaint by an aide to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly.
Though, the cause of the scuffle that led to the incident could not be ascertained at the time of the report, but sources said it may not be unconnected with the Baaleship title of the village lost by the father of the suspect to a family member of the decreased.
The father of the assailant, identified simply as Moshood was said to have lost the title of the Baaleship to rival, a development which sources said has pitched the members of the two families against themselves.
According to the source, the suspected killer officer, who was recently deployed from Port Harcourt to Lagos had arrived the village in company of a friend, armed with a knife.
On arrival at the village, the source added that the suspect had bought some drinks and got himself drunk before embarking on the murderous act.
The source disclosed that the fight actually started between the suspect and son of the deceased woman named Quadri, who invited his mother into the clash and was stabbed in the process.
” Base on this development, the family members of Moshood and the approved always fight themselves. Even there was a time the house of Moshood was set ablaze by the people of the village over this matter.
But this one that led to the death of the woman started between the naval man and the son of the deceased named Quadri. May be because he heard that they always insult his father, that is why he came to avenge the insult.
He came to the village last night with one of his friend with dagger in his pocket. All of a sudden, we heard noise between him and Quadri because they use to insult and fight his father.
Quadri now ran into their house to inform his mother about the scuffle and as the mother rushed out to jack the suspect, he brought out his dagger and stabbed her at the back and blood began to rush out heavily.
When efforts to stop the blood failed, they then rushed her to the General Hospital at Igando where she eventually died”, the source informed.
The Press Secretary to the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Musbau Rasak in a chat, confirmed the deceased to be his sister.
Efforts to get the comment of the police pu.lic relations officer CSP. Chike Oti on the incident proved abortive as he was to reply a text message to him, even as he declined calls put across to him.
But a senior police officer who preferred anonymity confirmed the arrest, adding that the case has been transferred to the SCID for discreet investigation.
