The mother of Stephen Urueye, a
medical doctor stabbed to death in Lagos, says she experienced difficulty while
giving birth to him.
The grieving woman simply
identified as Aderonke had initially refused to open up on the tragedy that
befell her family shortly after they were at the peak of celebration.
On Tuesday, Urueye lined up among
the thousands of students who graduated from the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
Less than 48 hours after, he was murdered by suspected robbers at a place
called “canal” near the gate of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi
Araba.
His aggrieved mother told Punch
that she was hoping she would get married while she would live with his family.
The widow described her only son
as “gentle”, asking his killers “what I did to deserve this type of thing?”
“Stephen was a covenant child. I
gave birth to him at an old age. I went through hell during his delivery. It
was through a Caesarean Section,” Aderonke was quoted to have said.
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| The spot where Urueye was stabbed |
“As my only son, I had hoped he
would get married and live with me with his wife and children. Death should
have taken me instead of my only son.
“My son was a gentle boy. Only a
few people knew him on the street where we live because he was easy-going.
“I want to see the killers of my
son and ask them what I did to deserve this type of thing from them”
Urueye’s death happened four days
after that of Kolade Johnson, a football fan, who was killed in the Mangoro
area of the state by a trigger-happy policeman.
Nigerians have taken to social
media to decry the insecurity in the country, calling on the government to take
swift actions in ensuring the safety of lives and property of the citizens.
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