CITIZENS COMPASS– Lagos State Police Command on Monday, confirmed the arrest of a suspect who beat his girlfriend to death in Ijedodo, near the Ijegun area.
According to a neighbour who reported the matter at the Isheri-Osun Division, the said suspect, Gbolahan Adebayo, was noticed beating the girlfriend at about 2000 HOURS until she was found lying helpless in the bed.
The incident occurred on Sunday.
Spokesman for the Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a statement.
According to him, “Murder and arrest of suspect on 23/02/25 at about 0900 hours one neighbor reported at Isheri Osun Division that on 21/02/25 at about 2000 hours he saw his neighbor one Gbolahan Adebayo ‘M’ age 23 years beating his girlfriend aged 25 years in his home in Ijedodo for yet to be determined reasons however at about 0700 hours the said Abolahan Adebayo ‘M’ reportedly screamed for help and on getting to his apartment the said girlfriend was met lying unconscious on the bed with visible mark of violence found on the body she was immediately taken to hospital in Ijegun where he was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty based on the report a team of detectives visited the scene the hospital was also visited where the corpse was inspected and photographed corpse evacuated and deposited at IDH Morgue Yaba for autopsy the suspect was promptly arrested and investigation in progress on the matter.”
