Tragedy struck in the Gbagada area of Lagos, after a yet-to-be-identified woman was stabbed to death by her househelp , in her apartment on 29, Kiniun-ifa street sawmill.
No one could tell when exactly the fleeing househelp identified simply as Peter, allegedly committed the murder.
But the lifeless body of the woman, according to information gathered by Vanguard, was discovered on Saturday, March 9, 2024, by her son who came visiting.
When Vanguard arrived at the building yesterday, it was under lock and key.
The deceased was said to be the only occupant in the building.
There were three shops in front of the building.
A resident who spoke on the condition of anonymity said, “The woman’s son, upon arriving at the compound, went straight to his mother’s apartment, only to find her lifeless body on the staircase, with blood all over”.
“A long piece of wood suspected to be the murder weapon was also found. By then, the body has started swelling, suggesting that the woman might have been killed days before”.
Vanguard also gathered that the fleeing househelp resumed work a week before tragedy occurred.
Information at Vanguard’s disposal had it that a relative of the agent that brought the fleeing househelp had been arrested, as the unidentified agent was nowhere to be found.
