By Evelyn Usman, Kingsley Ndimele & Chioma Onuigwe
Detectives at the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation  Department, SCID, Panti Yaba, have arrested a man who allegedly beat his wife to death, weekend, at Igbogbo area of Lagos State.

The suspect, Shola Ogepatan and his late wife, Bashirat were said to have been engaged in a scuffle in their one-room apartment at 20 Ileade street, Ofin Igbogbo, last Saturday.

Bashirat’s cry for help was said to have alerted other tenants who reportedly discovered that the door was locked from inside, thereby depriving them from saving her.

Moment later, her husband as gathered, rushed out, calling on neighbours to help him after his wife reportedly went into coma.

Bashirat was reportedly rushed to the hospital where unfortunately, she was confirmed dead

Confirming the incident, the Lagos State PPRO, Mr. Frank Mba, said the case was reported at the SCID at about 3p.m.

He said: “Policemen from the station visited the scene and the corpse taken to public mortuary for autopsy.”

N100 electricity bill and a hand

A 30-year-old man has been arrested for chopping off a  tenant’s arm with a cutlass  during an argument over payment of Power Holdings Company of Nigeria  Plc., PHCN, bill in Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos.

The suspect, identified as Azeez Ganiu, is son of owner of a building at 10, Olayinka street, Aboru area of Iyana-Ipaja.

Report said an argument started between the landlady and one of her tenants who owns a shop over the latter’s failure to pay balance of N100 PHCN bill, last Thursday.

However, on Afeez arrival at about 9.30p.m., after being hinted about the development, he was said to have made straight for the electricity pole, with a view to disconnecting the shop-owner’s wire.

However, his attempt was said to have been resisted by another tenant, one Koya Arowosegbe, who claimed the disconnection led to the fluctuation of power in his apartment.

The fight

His resistance, reportedly led to a fight between the duo, during which Azeez was said to have made for a cutlass.

In Koya’s attempt to block the cutlass which Azeez  intended hitting him on his head with, using his hand, his arm was reportedly cut off.

Koya was said to have slumped an hour later as he had lost so much blood owing to his rejection by two government hospitals he was rushed to, following doctors’ ongoing strike. He is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Agege area of the state.

Policemen from Oke-Odo , according to the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Frank Mba who were contacted, rushed to the scene and got the suspect who initially fled the scene arrested.

He added that investigations into the cases were still ongoing and that the suspects would soon be charged to court.