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| The Apartment Where the incident took place |
Source: The Punch
The Lagos State Police Command has started investigation into the murder of a banker, Adindu Ohamara, who was stabbed to death by his suspected homosexual lover in Akoka, Bariga Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.
It
was gathered that Ohamara lived in a three-bedroom flat with his elder sister,
Flora and one Collins, an undergraduate of the University of Lagos.
According
to residents, the banker was stabbed
repeatedly at his residence located at 26 Obayan Street.
PUNCH
Metro learnt that Ohamara, who was believed to be a homosexual, was fond of
bringing different men, who were also believed to be into same sex
relationship, to his home.
It
was learnt that trouble started when he
(Ohamara) decided to get married due to pressure from his family.
A
resident, who craved anonymity, said after the banker had his wedding introduction, a man, believed
to be also a gay came to fight him.
He
said, “A few weeks ago, Ohamara did his wedding introduction and shortly after
that, one man came to the compound to fight him.There was a lot of noise over
the issue and even neighbours had to come to settle the matter.
“The
unidentified man complained that he had been jilted and threatened to deal with
Ohamara before he left in anger.”
According
to police sources, hours before the incident, Collins went to Oharama’s room
where he met the stranger sitting on Oharama’s bed, discussing with him.
A
domestic worker in the house, who craved
anonymity, said he saw the suspect fleeing with a laptop at midnight.
He
said, “It was a Friday evening. Ohamara came home with the man and they went
inside. I went to sleep but at midnight, I saw the man carrying a laptop and
then he opened the gate and left. He did not run so I was not suspicious.
“Around
4am, Collins and Flora started shouting for help. A neighbour came to help them
and they took him into his Toyota Camry and drove to a hospital.”
It
was learnt that Ohamara was taken to Jonken Hospital from where he was referred
to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital Idi Araba where he was confirmed
dead.
The
matter, it was learnt, was reported at the
Sabo Police Division but was later referred to the State Criminal Investigation
Department, Yaba.
Our
correspondent, who visited the house on Monday, learnt that the police later
arrested all the adult occupants of the building, including the security guard
identified only as Kazeem.
The
policemen allegedly demanded N350,000 from each of the detained persons before
they could be released.
The
landlord of the property, Yemi Oketola, said the deceased had issued him two
post-dated cheques as payment for his rent.
Oketola on
hearing of the arrest of his
other tenants, visited the SCID and
appealed to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Damilola Adegbuyi, for
their release.
He
said, “I do not live in the house but immediately I got wind of the incident, I
went to the SCID and I met with the DCP in charge. I complained that a
neighbour, who took Ohamara to the hospital
,was arrested. The DCP promised
that my tenants would be released.
“When
I went to see the Investigating Police Officer, he informed me that the cost of
bailing each person was N350, 000. I called the DCP and he was very angry when
he heard about the demand. He said he would make sure that the tenants were released.”
When
contacted on the telephone, the spokesperson for the state police command, Ngozi
Braide, confirmed the murder.
Braide
however said she could not confirm if the deceased was a homosexual or not.
She
said, “According to information I got at the SCID Homicide unit, there are only
two suspects in custody, the deceased’s sister (Flora) and the UNILAG student
(Collins). I am not aware of any other arrests.
“Also,
I am not aware of any N350, 000 bail because bail is free. Investigations are
ongoing and we will get to the bottom of it.”
*350k for bail??? :-o Na wa o!
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