Man detained by police for allegedly killing girlfriend, his motive yet unknown
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly beating his girlfriend to death at Ijedodo, Alimosho Council in Lagos when she visited his house at the weekend.
A resident of the area who identified himself simply as Akin disclosed that the lady, 25, was heard screaming for help around midnight while being beaten by Gbolahan Adebayo, who later raised the alarm at daybreak after he discovered she was no longer responsive.
The source narrated that “The girl was a regular visitor to the suspect’s home and came around as usual on Friday night. But when it was about 2am, neighbours started hearing someone screaming and later discovered it was the suspect who was beating his girlfriend in his room.
“The screaming lasted at intervals for about an hour.
“After that, the screaming stopped. It was in the morning that the boyfriend started shouting for help and when the neighbours who were around at that time went to attend to him, they saw the girl lying motionless on the bed.”
A police source, who spoke to The PUNCH on condition of anonymity because he was not permitted to speak on the matter, confirmed that the incident was reported at Isheri-Oshun Police Division by the suspect’s neighbour on Sunday.
According to the source, the lady was first taken to hospital where she later succumbed to the injuries sustained from the attack before the matter was reported to the police.
“When the neighbour came, he explained that the incident happened two days ago and that efforts were first made to resuscitate the girl but she eventually passed away. As a result, a team of policemen was immediately drafted to the scene, leading to an ongoing investigation.”
Lagos Police Command spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed that visible marks of violence were found on the lady’s body now deposited in the mortuary.
“One neighbour reported at Isheri Osun Division that on 21/02/25 at about 2am, he saw his neighbour, one Gbolahan Adebayo, ‘m’ age 23 years, beating his girlfriend aged 25 years in his home in Ijedodo for a yet-to-be-determined reason,” Hundeyin said.
“However, at about 7am the said Gbolahan Adebayo reportedly screamed for help and on getting to his apartment, the said girlfriend was met lying unconscious on the bed with visible marks of violence found on the body.
“She was immediately taken to a hospital in Ijegun where she was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty. Based on the report, a team of detectives visited the scene of the incident.
“The hospital was also visited, where the corpse was inspected and photographed.
“The corpse was evacuated and deposited at the IDH morgue, Yaba for autopsy. The suspect was promptly arrested and an investigation is in progress on the matter.”
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