Househelp Allegedly Stabs Boss To Death 7 Days After Resuming Work

Residents of Gbagada area of Lagos have been thrown into mourning, following the reported death of a yet-to-be-identified woman who was stabbed to death by her househelp, in her apartment on 29, Kiniun-ifa street sawmill.

Although, residents couldn’t exactly tell when the murder took place but the househelp simply identified as Peter, has taken to his heels after he allegedly committed the murder.

But the lifeless body of the woman, according to information gathered by our correspondent, was discovered on Saturday, March 9, 2024, by her son who came visiting.

According to information gathered by our correspondent who paid a visit to the apartment, the deceased was the only occupant in the building.

A resident who spoke on the condition of anonymity said, “The woman’s son, upon arriving at the compound, went straight to his mother’s apartment, only to find her lifeless body on the staircase, with blood all over”.

“A long piece of wood suspected to be the murder weapon was also found. By then, the body has started swelling, suggesting that the woman might have been killed days before”.

It was also gathered that the fleeing househelp resumed work a week before tragedy occurred.

It was further that a relative of the agent that brought the fleeing househelp had been arrested, as the unidentified agent was nowhere to be found.

Efforts to speak with the deceased son failed as he was too devastated to speak.

Policemen at the Ifako Police division were said to have visited the scene and evacuated the corpse.

When Vanguard visited the division, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO Owolabi Sefunmi, referred the reporter to the Lagos State Police Command, to see its spokesman.

However, when the Lagos state public relations officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin was contacted, he stated that the househelp had been arrested and transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCIID, Panti.