LAGOS - Tragedy struck in Olodi-Apapa area of Lagos
State, after a teenager allegedly stabbed his friend to death for raping his
sister.
Trouble, as gathered, occurred after the suspect,
identified as Isaac Usim, currently on the run, was informed that his friend,
Kehinde, raped his younger sister who was sent on an errand, Sunday.
Isaac was said to have engaged the 17-year‑old
Kehinde, a vulcanizer who was said to have left Ibadan for Lagos in search of
greener pasture, in a fight.
In the process, Isaac allegedly stabbed Kehinde
with a screw driver in the neck. Eye-witnesses said Kehinde was first rushed to
Saint James Hospital, from where he was referred to Falati Hospital.
He was said to have breathed his last before he
could reach the hospital, apparently due to loss of blood.
When news of Kehinde’s death filtered in, hoodlums
were said to have invaded the alleged killer’s residence at 44, Prince Fadina
Street, where they descended on members of his family.
But for the intervention of some concerned
residents, the suspect’s younger brother would have been lynched. Other
occupants of the building were said to have fled for fear of being caught up in
the attack.
However, his father and younger brother were
reportedly arrested by the Police. Contacted, spokesperson for the Lagos State
Police Command, Ngozi Braide, condemned the killing of the alleged rapist, describing
the act as barbaric.
Braide said Usim had no right to kill someone, no
matter the circumstances.
Source:
Vanguard
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