Julius Okorie
A 25 Year old man, Chibunnma Chimelie, is currently behind bars and telling the Police all they need to know after allegedly stabbing his 68-year-old father to death in the Isolo area of Lagos.
The incident which occurred on Thursday night, at about 10pm, has left neighbours in shock and agony. Spokesperson of Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident to Primebusines.africa, informed that the suspect’s brother reported the incident to Aswani Police Divisional Station who immediately swung into action.
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“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 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 the 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 investigation is ongoing to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.
There were no immediate information as to whether the father and son were in the habit of quarrelling or whether it was a one-off trigger.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
