A 23 -year - old resident of Owode - Ijako , in the Ado - Odo / Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State , Salaudeen Issa , is in police custody for allegedly killing his girlfriend , Kemi Ilo .
The suspect reportedly used a cutlass to inflict an injury on Kemi ’s head around 4 am on Sunday and left her in a pool of blood .
It was gathered that the attack was the height of recurring violence between the lovers .
It was gathered that there was a disagreement between them a few days before the attack and Kemi ’s mother warned the suspect on Saturday to stay away from her daughter .
Issa was alleged to have vowed to deal with the victim .
The threat reportedly made Kemi to pass the night at her friend ’s apartment on Saturday to avoid trouble .
The friend, whose name was given as Mariam, was said to be a daughter of the Ilos ’ landlord .
A resident , who identified himself simply as Femi , told our correspondent that the victim was asleep when a man , later suspected to be Issa , sneaked into the room , attacked her with a cutlass and fled .
He said the 25 - year -old woman was taken to two hospitals before she gave up the ghost on the way to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital , Idi Araba , Lagos .
He said , “The lovers have a history of violence. They would fight and reconcile again . There was a time that they had a disagreement . He went to her house in anger , but did not meet her . He peeped from the window and saw her child sleeping on a bed close to the window .
“ He tore the window net with a razor blade and used the blade to slice the child ’s back. He was reported to a community leader who mediated between the parties.
“When they fought again last week , her mother called him on the telephone and told him that she did not want to see him with her daughter again . It was on Sunday morning I learnt that she was attacked and the family said he was responsible for it.
“She was rushed to a private hospital from where she was referred to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital , Ikeja, Lagos . She was being taken to LUTH in an ambulance when she died . ”
Our correspondent learnt that a team , led by the Divisional Police Officer, Sango Police Station , SP Nasiru Oyedele , tracked down the suspect after the case was reported .
A police source disclosed that Kemi ’s mother , Tawakalitu Ilo , had received a call from her daughter ’s friend , Mariam , around 4 am that she was attacked .
The source, however , said Mariam changed her statement at the police station , claiming that she was not at home when the incident happened .
He said , “The mother told the police that Mariam called her on the telephone and said somebody entered the room and attacked Kemi . She said Kemi was in a coma . She said the relationship between Kemi and Salaudeen ( Issa ) was fraught with violence and that she warned him to leave her daughter.
“As a result of that, the suspect threatened to deal with his lover . It was around 4am the following day that he made good his threat by attacking her with a cutlass . She died from the injuries she sustained . Mariam was also arrested .”
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi , who confirmed the incident , said the suspect had been transferred to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation .
He said , “The case was initially reported as wounding ; he stabbed the woman and she was rushed to a hospital. The following day , while she was receiving treatment , she gave up the ghost . Because of that , the Commissioner of Police ordered that the case should be transferred to the homicide section .”
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