It is another sad and horffic scene in Surulere area of Lagos as a domestic staff reportedly killed his boss and her mother.
The incident happened at number 4, Ogunlana Drive.
Police arrested a domestic staff over the gruesome murder of his employer and her mother on 20th June, 2019.
A statement signed by the Lagos Police Command Spokesperson DSP Bala Elkana says at about 3 a.m, Surulere Police Station received a distress call from No 4 Ogulana drive, Surulere that one Joseph Ogbu ‘m’ 22 years old who was employed as a domestic staff on 18th June, 2019, murdered his employer Oreoluwa John ‘f’ 38 years old and her 89 years old mother, Adejoke John.
He stated further that upon his arrest, the suspect confessed to the crime. In his statement, he averred that, his employer asked him to clean the house at about 9 p.m of 19th June, 2019 but an argument ensued between them, which prompted him to stab her with a knife.
That the shock of her dead made her aged Mother to slum and died. Considering the fact that they are dead, he moved some valuable Properties such as electronics, handsets and household items into the employer’s Toyota Camry Salon Car and attempted to escape to where he cannot be found, before he was apprehended by Policemen on patrol at Ogunlana pindown point.
The vehicle and items stolen were recovered. The Crime scene was sealed off and corpses of the two victims were taken to Mainland hospital Yaba for autopsy.