Naval Officer Stabs Woman To Death Over Kingship Tussle

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A Naval rating has been arrested by the offices of the Nigeria police, Lagos State command for allegedly stabbing a middle age woman to death. Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred Friday night at Egan village, a riverine community in Ojo council area of Lagos.

It was reliably learnt that the deceased identified as Taibat Badru, was stabbed at her back with a knife by the suspect whose identity was yet to be known as of the time of filing the report. She was said to have bled profusely and died at Alimosho General Hospital Igando, where she was rushed to for medical attention.

 

It was also gathered that the suspect was arrested by police operatives attached to Ilemba Hausa Division on Saturday morning and was immediately transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti on the order of the Commissioner of Police Edgal Imohimi following complaint by an aide to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly.

 

Though, the cause of the scuffle that led to the incident could not be ascertained as the time of filling the report, but sources said it may not be unconnected with the Baaleship title of the village lost by the father of the suspect to a family member of the deceased. The father of the assailant, identified simply as Moshood was said to have lost the title of the Baaleship to rival, a development which sources said has pitched the members of the two families against themselves.

 

Although efforts to get the comments of the Police Public Relations Officer, Chike Oti a Chief Superintendent of Police on the incident proved abortive a senior police officer who preferred anonymity confirmed the arrest, adding that the case has been transferred to the SCID for discreet investigation.