25-year-old man stabs father to death in Lagos

A 25-year-old man has been taken into custody by the police in Lagos for allegedly st@bbing his 68-year-old father to d3ath. 

Chibunna Chiemelie st@bbed his father to d3ath on Thursday, October 3, around 10:00 p.m. at the Isolo area of the state, Lagos Police Command spokesperson SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed on Friday, October 4. 

Hundeyin said that the suspect’s brother reported the incident to Aswani Police Divisional Station. 

“The complainant said that he received a phone call from his father’s neighbour, that his father was having a misunderstanding with the suspect, who lives with his father in the same house. 

“He rushed down to his father’s house, where he met his lifeless body in a pool of blood,” he said. 

Hundeyin’s spokesperson said that the police stormed the scene and apprehended the suspect. 

“A team of investigators visited the scene and recovered a knife with blood stains lying near the body. 

“Photographs were taken and the victim was rushed to General Hospital, Isolo, where he was confirmed dead by the Doctor. 

“The corpse has been deposited at General Hospital Mortuary, Isolo. The suspect confessed to the crime,” Hundeyin said. 

He said an investigation is ongoing.