A
35-year-old man, Ejike Onyejekwe, has been killed in the FESTAC Town area of
Lagos State.
It was learnt that the
victim, who lived on 21 Road, K Close, FESTAC, was stabbed to death after
winning a lot of money from a lottery.
It
was gathered that Onyejekwe, to celebrate the winning, bought drinks for his
friends and threw a party last Thursday and Friday.
It
was learnt that on Friday evening, he was heard arguing with an unidentified
person on the phone.
He
allegedly told his friend he was going to see the man, but never returned.
His
corpse was allegedly discovered the next day on one of the estates.
A
resident, who did not want to be identified, said the chairman of the estate
called the attention of residents to the corpse on Saturday.
He
said, “I was sipping tea around 7am when I heard the chairman blowing a
whistle. I thought it was strange, but my wife called my attention to the
surging crowd on the estate.
“I
went downstairs and saw the corpse on the road. Like everybody, I was alarmed.
We could not tell how the corpse got there or who he was. He had multiple stab
injuries in the head. We all resolved that the case should be reported at the
FESTAC Police Station.”
It
was learnt that some of the victim’s friends later identified him.
The
corpse was said to have been deposited in a morgue, while the police arrested
and detained the chairman of the estate and his secretary; they were later
released.
A
source said that the victim won a lottery few days to his death.
He
said, “The man won a lot of money in a lottery and from last Thursday to
Friday, he was asking his friends to drink at his expense.
“He
was called on the phone that Friday evening and he went to meet a man. I
suspect that a gang stabbed him and used an object to hit him in the head.
There were bruises on his knees and it appeared they dragged him on the floor
as well.
“When
the police were removing his corpse, blood was dripping from his mouth and
nostrils. He was murdered in cold blood.”
A
friend of the victim, who did not identify himself, said his relative had
visited the community.
“I
can’t say why he was killed. Nobody knows. He just returned from a visit to the
village,” he added.
The
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident,
adding that the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation
and Intelligence Department, Yaba.
She
added that the police had already arrested two suspects in connection with the
death.
She
said, “The chairman of one of the estates reported that at about 7am, he woke
up and saw the victim lying lifeless with injuries on his head and body. The
corpse was deposited at the Isolo General Hospital Mortuary for autopsy. Two
suspects, Suleiman Ahmed and Ibrahim Yusuf, were arrested and the case
transferred to the SCIID for further investigation.”
Source:The Punch
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