The police in Lagos State have arrested a 23-year-old man, Gbolahan Adebayo, for allegedly beating his girlfriend to death at Ijedodo in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State.
The incident reportedly occurred when the deceased visited the man in his house on Friday.
The two retired to bed but about midnight, residents claimed they heard the scream of the girlfriend calling for help and they could hear the sound of the man beating her.
One of the residents who identified himself simply as Akin told the Punch that Adebayo later raised the alarm at daybreak after he found out she was no longer responsive after the assault.
“The girl was a regular visitor to the suspect’s home and came around as usual on Friday night. But when it was about 2 am, neighbours started hearing someone screaming and later discovered it was the suspect who was beating his girlfriend in his room. The screaming lasted at intervals for about an hour.
“After that, the screaming stopped. It was in the morning that the boyfriend started shouting for help and when the neighbours who were around at that time went to attend to him, they saw the girl lying motionless on the bed.”
The incident was reported at the Isheri-Oshun Police Division by the suspect’s neighbour on Sunday.
The neighbours said the girl was first taken to the hospital where they hoped she would recover.
They later went to the police to report after the victim succumbed to the injuries sustained during the incident.
“When the neighbour came, he explained that the incident happened two days ago and that efforts were first made to resuscitate the girl but she eventually passed away. As a result, a team of policemen were immediately drafted to the scene, leading to an ongoing investigation.”
Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, said visible marks of violence were found on the deceased’s body.
He added that the corpse had been deposited in the morgue.
He said, “One neighbour reported at Isheri Osun Division that on 21/02/25 at about 2 am, he saw his neighbour, one Gbolahan Adebayo ‘m’ age 23 years beating his girlfriend aged 25 years in his home in Ijedodo for a yet-to-be-determined reason. However, at about 7 am the said Gbolahan Adebayo reportedly screamed for help and on getting to his apartment, the said girlfriend was met lying unconscious on the bed with visible marks of violence found on the body.
“She was immediately taken to a hospital in Ijegun where he was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty. Based on the report, a team of detectives visited the scene of the incident. The hospital was also visited, where the corpse was inspected and photographed. The corpse was evacuated and deposited at the IDH morgue, Yaba for autopsy. The suspect was promptly arrested and an investigation is in progress on the matter,” Hundeyin said.
