A 25-year-old man, Chibunna Chiemelie, has been arrested by Lagos police for allegedly stabbing his 68-year-old father to death.
The incident occurred on Thursday, October 3, around 10:00 PM in the Isolo area of Lagos State.
According to Lagos Police Command spokesperson SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspect’s brother reported the crime to Aswani Police Divisional Station.
He said: “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.”
Responding to the report, police officers stormed the scene and apprehended Chiemelie.
Hundeyin said: “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 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 added that an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
