A man reportedly involved a soldier in his family affairs, requesting him to discipline his stubborn son, which eventually led to his son’s death at Liasu Road, Egbe in Ikotun area of Lagos.
Both the father identified as Animasaun and the soldier, Felix, have been arrested by Police operatives from Ikotun Division led by CSP Adagba Johnson and transferred to SCIID, Panti, Yaba.
The corpse of the victim identified as Deji has been deposited at the Isolo General Hospital for the autopsy report and the suspects are said to be undergoing interrogation over the ugly incident.
The father was said to have contacted Felix and complained about Deji's wayward life, requesting for assistance in order to discipline him to change from his bad ways.
However, the whole thing ended badly when Felix confronted Deji and attempted to discipline him as requested by his father; Deji resisted and even attempted to overpower Felix, who then brought out a knife, stabbed him and he bled profusely.
Having realised that he had inflicted serious injury on Deji, the soldier, rushed and hired a tricycle, and took him to an undisclosed hospital.
Following the death of Deji, the residents mobilised to attack the soldier and the hospital management contacted the Police, who moved in, rescued Felix and detained him at the station.
It was gathered that the Police preliminary investigation found Felix and Deji’s father culpable and they were subsequently transferred to SCIID for further investigation.
When the DPO was contacted, he could not be reached as he was said to have gone out for routine monitoring in the area.
However, the incident was confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, who said that the matter is still under investigation at SCIID, Panti, Yaba.
(Source: PM Express)
