The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a
domestic servant, Joseph Ogbu (22), who killed his mistress and her mother less
than 24 hours after he was given employment.
Ogbu allegedly killed his employer, Oreoluewa John (38)
and her mother, Adejoke John (89), at their residence in Sururlere area of
Lagos State.
The incident, which occurred at No. 4 Ogunlana Drive
in Sururlere, was said to have plunged members of the community into shock.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer
(PPRO), a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Bala Elkana, explained that at
about 3am on Thursday, the Surulere Police Station received a distress call,
that Ogbu, from Oju Local Government Area of Benue State, employed as a
domestic help on June 18, 2019, murdered his employer Oreoluwa and her 89 years
old mother in their apartment.
According to Elkana, during interrogation, Ogbu
confessed that his employer asked him to clean the house at about 9pm of June
19, 2019, but an argument ensued between them, leading to his stabbing her with
a knife.
Ogbu said that he was shocked when the mother of his
employer slumped and died when she
noticed that her daughter was dead.
Elkana said: “Considering the fact that they were
both dead, the suspect moved some valuables such as electronics, handsets and
household items into his employer's Toyota Camry Salon Car. He attempted to flee
from the house, to where he couldn’t be found, but he was arrested by policemen
on patrol at Ogunlana pin down point. The stolen items, including the vehicle
were recovered. The crime scene was sealed off and the corpses of the two
victims moved to Mainland Hospital, Yaba for autopsy.”
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