When Oreoluwa John, a resident of
4 Ogunlana Drive, Surulere, Lagos, hired Ben Ogbu to assist with house chores,
on Wednesday, the last thing on her mind was that she and her mother would be
dead less than 24 hours later.
Ogbu, who hailes from Oju local
government area of Benue state, was said to have stabbed his employer to death
after an argument on his first day at work. Realising what happened to her
daughter, Adejoke, the 89-year-old mother of Oreoluwa, went into shock and she
never recovered.
After their death, the suspect
was said not to have shown remorse, looting some of the valuables in the house.
He reportedly moved electronics,
handsets and household items into his employer’s car and attempted to escape
before he was apprehended by policemen.
Bala Elkana, spokesman of the
Lagos police command, said Ogbu confessed to the crime during interrogation.
“The suspect confessed to the
crime. In his statement, he averred that, his employer asked him to clean the
house at about 9pm of 19th June, 2019 but an argument ensued between them,
which prompted him to stab her with a knife,” Elkana said in a statement.
“That the shock of her dead made
her aged mother to slum and die. Considering the fact that they are dead, he
moved some valuable properties into his employer’s Toyota Camry Salon Car and
attempted to escape to where he cannot be found, before he was apprehended by
Policemen on patrol at Ogunlana pindown point.”
Elkana said the vehicle and items
which Ogbu stole were recovered, while the body of the two victims had been
taken to the hospital for autopsy.
He said Zubairu Muazu,
commissioner of police in the state, had ordered an investigation into the
incident and that the suspect will soon be charged to court.
The tragic incident happened
seven months after Sunday Anani, a cook, allegedly hacked Ope Bademosi,
chairman of Credit Switch Technology, to death at his residence in Ikoyi,
Lagos.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com