– Barber stabbed mother to death over speculations that she killed his dad
– Police spokesperson says the suspect has been sent to the SCID
The Abule Egba residence of the deceased woman. Photo: The nation
Ibrahim Oluyinde, a Lagos-based barber, has reportedly stabbed his mother to death in Abule Egba area of the state following a dispute between the pair.
The Punch reports that Oluyinde, who has since been arrested by the police for the said crime, killed his mother on Friday claiming that she was responsible for his father’s death which occurred sometime last year.
The Abeokuta, Ogun state born hair stylist reportedly paid his mother a visit in her rented apartment on Bunmi Christopher Close. Abule Egba and was with her until the incident occurred.
She was said to have raised the alarm when it was obvious he had other plans and also begged him not to kill her but the neighbours who tried to salvage the situation got there too late as they the woman in a pool of blood when they rushed in.
Ibrahim, who reportedly fled the area, was later arrested by the Oko Oba police division after the neighbours had gone there to report the matter.
One of the neighbours who spoke with The Punch on the condition of anonymity informed that Ibrahim had lost his father to sickness last year, probably stabbed his mother to death because he thinks she was responsible for the man’s demise.
“It was last year that the woman moved in with her husband. She was about 57. She was a goldsmith. One of her grandchildren – the daughter of her first daughter – was staying with her before this incident happened.
“The father, however, died last year from sickness. He could not talk for some time before the sickness eventually claimed his life.
“At about 2pm on Friday, I was in the kitchen when I heard some sharp cries from the woman’s room. She was calling on neighbours for help.
“Others and I went to the woman’s door; it was locked. So, I went round and opened the window, I saw Ibrahim’s hand; it was wet with blood, but he refused to open the door.
“We asked him why he attacked his mother; all he said was that it was his mother who killed his father. We were all shocked. The man is a barber. He plaits hair too. He, however, managed to escape. The police later arrested him and brought him to the house on Saturday,” the neighbour narrated.
Kolawole, another resident who spoke with The Punch, stated that: “The woman had a granddaughter staying with her. She is about one year and four months. The toddler was crying while Ibrahim attacked his mother. It was God who saved her; perhaps she might have been attacked too.
“The strange thing is that the duo had not fought before in the house. Ibrahim did come once in a while to check his mother. He is the second child. He has an elder sister and a younger brother.
“When I got to the woman’s room on Friday, he had run away through the back door. We forced the door open and met the lifeless body of Ibrahim’s mother on the floor. He stabbed her several times in the neck.”
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Dolapo Badmos, who confirmed the incident, said: “The police have arrested the suspect for allegedly killing his mother on Friday. He is to be transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigation.”