19-Year-Old Woman Stabs Neighbour’s Son To D£ath In Lagos

Fatimo Agboke, a 19-year-old woman, has been arrested for reportedly stabbing her neighbor’s son to death in Ijegun, Lagos State.

The incident took place around 9:20 p.m. on September 9, 2024, during a confrontation between the suspect and the deceased, Faroul Azeez.

SP Benjamin Hundeyin, a spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, confirmed the punch incident on Wednesday, September 11, stating that the suspect allegedly got into a fight with the 20-year-old victim, during which she allegedly grabbed a broken bottle and stabbed the victim in the neck.

“On September 9, 2024, a complaint was received from the Ijegun area of the state, reported at Isheri-Oshun Division by a man that a neighbour had an argument with his son,” the PPRO said.

“The victim was stabbed with a broken bottle on his neck by Agboke, which caused him grievous bodily harm. He gave up the ghost during an attempt to rush to a hospital for medical attention.

“The division raced to the scene where the lifeless body of the deceased was seen on the ground, facing up in a pool of blood with a deep cut on his neck. The corpse has been removed and deposited at Mainland General Hospital in Yaba for autopsy.”

The suspect has been taken into custody, according to Hundeyin, who also said that an inquiry is being conducted to determine the specifics of the occurrence.

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