The Lagos state police command has begun a search for the daughter of a landlord who lives at Odunsi Street, Bariga, Lagos State, for allegedly murdering one of her father’s tenant.
The suspect whose name has been given as Damilola Martins is said to have hit the deceased a woman with an object on Wednesday evening. Both women had gotten into a fight.
According to City Round, the deceased, Mrs Mojisola Olasehinde, and Martin’s mother had been having issues for a long time. A fight eventually ensued between both women which had Martins reportedly taken sides with her mother.
Martins reportedly picked a heavy object and slammed it on Olasehinde, causing her to be unconscious. She was rushed to the hospital where she eventually died.
Martins subsequently fled the neighbourhood while the case was reported to the police at the Bariga Division.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP Chike Oti, confirming the incident said;
He said, “Around 11pm on February 13, 2019, one Mr Olakunle reported at the station that one Damilola Martins fought and killed his wife. Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased and the landlord’s wife had been having issues for a long time.
“On that day, the prime suspect and her mother fought the tenant. In the course of the fight, the suspect (Martins) hit the woman with a hard object. The woman slumped and was rushed to a hospital.
“The main suspect is on the run, but his brother who witnessed the incident has been arrested and is assisting our investigation.”
The corpse has since been deposited in a mortuary for autopsy.
