The Lagos state police command
says it has arrested two persons over the death of Stephen Urueye, a medical
officer at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba.
Urueye, who graduated from the
University of Lagos on Tuesday, was stabbed to death near LUTH on Thursday.
His assailants were said to have
seized his personal belongings after inflicting him with serious injuries.
Elkana Bala, public relations
officer (PRO) of the command, said two suspects identified as Gbadebo Jimoh and
Malik Adeboye, were arrested on Friday.
He said men of the Itire division
of the command arrested the duo and that they had been transferred to the state
criminal investigation department, Yaba, for further interrogation.
Medical students of UNILAG had
staged a protest on Friday, lamenting the high rate of insecurity and calling
on the school authorities to act.
Meanwhile, the management of LUTH
has called for calm.
Kelechi Otuneme, public relations
officer of LUTH, said all efforts to resuscitate Urueye both at the accident
and emergency ward and later at the intensive care unit failed.
“Members of top management and
Specialist Consultants, including the Chief Medical Director were on the ground
till late this morning when he passed on,” he said in a statement.
“The matter has since been
reported to the police and investigation is ongoing. We implore all staff to be
calm and refrain from speculative or inflammatory comments or statements and go
about their lawful duties as investigation continues.
“Our heart goes out to his
family, colleagues, friends and the LUTH community as we pray that God will
comfort us all on this time of great mourning.”
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