Police Arrests Yoruba Boy For Stabbing Mum To Death.

A son has allegedly stabbed his mother to
death in her home at Abule Egba, Lagos.
Residents of 3, Bunmi Christopher Close off
Arowolo Street, Abule Egba, said they could
not save the woman because the boy locked
her in the room before the alleged dastardly
act.
Police spokesperson Dolapo Badmos, a
Superintendent of Police (SP), said the boy, a
barber whose name was given as Ibrahim, was
arrested last Friday.
Ibrahim had reportedly run away after his
mother Mrs Oluyide was confirmed dead.
It was learnt that Ibrahim, who lives in
Ikeja, was on a visit to his mother that
fateful day.

A resident said they were surprised by the
visit because he hardly comes to see mama
as the woman was fondly called.
“When he entered the room he increased the
volume of the radio and television, so we
could not hear what was going on. After
some minutes of talking, he picked a club and
hit mama with it severally; when he noticed
that mama didn’t die, he stabbed her with a
knife. He came out and yelled Oti ku Oti Ku ,
then I looked at him, he was gory, I
immediately raised the alarm, before we
could lay hands on him, he fled.
“We could not sleep since this incident
happened, I don’t know what led him to do it,
he probably could have gone somewhere and
he was told his mother was a witch, but even
at that it is not reason enough to take the
life of the woman who brought you into this
world. I pray the police catch him and let him
pay for his sins,” he said.
Another resident said he was in the bathroom
when he heard the old woman shout for help
that her son wanted to kill her.
He said he rushed out to find her door locked
from inside, adding that he knocked and
asked Ibrahim to open the door but the lad
refused.
“As I peeped through the window to see what
was going on in the room, I saw blood stains
on Ibrahim’s hand. When he opened the door,
he ran through the backyard and escaped.
Other tenants who went inside the room saw
the lifeless body of the woman. He had
stabbed her on the neck severally,” he said.
An elder in the neighbourhood said: “This is
Nigeria, I am sure with the influence of
mama’s son, he will get away, even if the
case is recorded or taken to court, he will
still get away. The corruption level will not
allow justice to take its course. So even if he
his apprehended, the outcome is
predictable”.
It was learnt that the other children have
taken some of their mother’s properties
from the house.
The suspect, SP Badmos said, had been
transferred to the State Criminal
Investigation Department (SCID) at Panti,
Yaba, Lagos Mainland.