A 19-year-old woman, Fatimo Agboke, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her neighbour’s son to death in the Ijegun area of Lagos State.

The incident occurred around 9:20 p.m. on September 9, 2024, during a confrontation between the suspect and the deceased, Farouk Azeez.

The spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident to Punch on Wednesday, September 11, stated that the suspect reportedly got into a fight with the 20-year-old victim, during which she allegedly grabbed a broken bottle and stabbed the victim in the neck.

“On September 9, 2024, a complaint was received from the Ijegun area of the state, reported at Isheri-Oshun Division by a man that a neighbour had an argument with his son,” the PPRO said.

“The victim was stabbed with a broken bottle on his neck by Agboke, which caused him grievous bodily harm. He gave up the ghost during an attempt to rush him to a hospital for medical attention.

“The division raced to the scene where the lifeless body of the deceased was seen on the ground, facing up in a pool of blood with a deep cut on his neck. The corpse has been removed and deposited at Mainland General Hospital in Yaba for autopsy.”

Hundeyin stated that the suspect had been arrested, adding that an investigation was underway to uncover the incident’s circumstances.

The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Christopher Musa, has vowed to capture notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji.

Musa made the vow while addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday.

Lately, Turji has been in the news for allegedly seizing two mine resistant vehicles belonging to the Nigerian Army.

But the military had dismissed Turji’s claim, saying that the vehicles were demobilized due to bad terrain.

Despite the military’s declaration, Turji had imposed a N30 million levy on the residents of Zamfara State as compensation for the killing of his vows by soldiers.

Thee Service Chief assured that the issue of levy Turji placed on residents would be addressed when he’s captured.

According to Musa, the notorious bandit leader is deranged.

Musa said: “On the issue of Turji, he is just a deranged individual who feels power, but I can bet you that it’s just a matter of time.

“It is a matter of time; we’re going to get him, and I can assure you that it will be within the shortest possible time.

“We’re going to address that issue on the issue of payment of levy (to bandits). That is what they live on. And it shows you the desperation they are in.

“One, even when they get the money, they don’t have a way to use it. Two is that the money they’re getting, they know, is blood money.”

Suspected bandits have ordered the residents of M.I Wushishi Estate in Minna, the Niger State capital, to vacate the estate or get killed.

The bandits suspected to be miners were said to have invaded the estate when most of the male residents had gone to work breaking cars and windows of houses.

A resident who pleaded anonymity on Monday said the attack came after residents had gone to report the matter at a neighbourhood police station.

The resident said, “Hoodlums we suspect are miners in the neighbourhood have asked all the residents of MI Wushishi Housing Estate in Minna, the Niger State Capital to vacate their homes or get killed.

“These guys invaded the community in broad light, breaking window glasses. several cars were also damaged.”

He added, “You will know that the attack came after residents reported to the police how illegal miners in the community have caused damage to our homes.

“These guys told us that they were coming for us and they came. They came after most men had gone to work. Many top civil servants, including directors and permanent secretaries, live in the estate.

“I know of many people who have moved out of the estate this evening for fear of the attacks. Nowhere is safe in the state. If bandits and terrorists are not chasing people from their homes it is hoodlums and miners. Where is government for the Sake of Allah.”

When contacted on Tuesday, the Niger State Police Command spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the attack but noted that peace had returned to the estate.

“On 02/09/2024 at about 1400hrs, a distress call was received that suspected illegal miners, miscreants/thugs engaged in a fight and were attacking houses at M.I Wushishi Estate, Minna.

“Police patrol teams led by DPO Maitumbi moved to the scene and the miscreants were dispersed, however, one person among the gangs whose identity is yet to be known was killed by the hoodlums, and was taken to the general hospital morgue.

“Meanwhile, normalcy was restored, investigation is ongoing to arrest the assailants and the patrol teams have been positioned in the area to forestall reoccurrence,” Abiodun stated.