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Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a man for allegedly killing a woman and her son at Elemoro area of Lagos over an argument on who to clean the compound.
The suspect, Vincent Ukpai, was said to have beaten the woman, Gloria, and her son, to death over an argument about who should clean their compound in the Elemoro area of the state.
Benjamin Hundeyin, a Superintendent of Police, and spokesperson of the state police command, said on September 15, at about 10:50 am, information was received at Elemoro Police Station that Vincent Ukpai killed a woman and her son, who were his neighbours.
The suspect was also accused of putting the remains of the deceased in a big ‘Ghana must go bag’ bag, intending to dispose of them before a neighbour invited the police.
Hundeyin added that detectives from Elemoro police station rushed to the scene and arrested the suspect and recovered the bodies from him.
He said: “The bodies have been deposited at Epe General Hospital Mortuary for autopsy and preservation, while investigation is ongoing.”
Meanwhile, a 54- years-old man, reportedly committed suicide by hanging at Agege area of the state.
According to Hundeyin: “On September 15, at about 8:40pm a complainant reported at Elere Police Station, that her younger brother,Olatunji, committed suicide by hanging in their house store.
“Officers from the station immediately visited the scene and lowered the deceased. He was taken to Orile Agege General Hospital,where he was certified dead by the medical doctor on duty.
“No mark of violence was found on the body of the deceased and the corpse has been deposited at Mainland hospital mortuary, Yaba for autopsy. The police are investigating to unravel what really happened.”
Many Nigerians are resorting to extreme measures to escape the harsh economic conditions in the country.
If people are not getting increasingly intolerant and violent against others, resulting in murders, they turn to themselves.
Just recently, a viral video circulated on social media, showing how an old man jumped into the lagoon at an unnamed location defying all entreaties by a crowd of sympathisers to dissuade him from committing suicide.
