A 19-year-old woman, Fatimo Agboke, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her neighbor’s son, Faroul Azeez, to death during a confrontation in the Ijegun area of Lagos State.
According to The PUNCH, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development.
Hundeyin confirmed that the incident occurred on September 9, 2024, around 9:20 p.m. and that the victim died on the way to the hospital despite attempts to save him.
He said, “The suspect and the victim got into a fight, and in the heat of the moment, she grabbed a broken bottle and stabbed him in the neck, resulting in his tragic death.”
“The division raced to the scene, and 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,” Hundeyin said.
“The corpse has been removed and deposited at Mainland General Hospital in Yaba for autopsy.”
The suspect is currently in detention, and an investigation is underway to uncover the circumstances surrounding the incident.
