Man Who Stabbed Girlfriend To Death Arrested At Popular Bar

MICHAEL AKINOLA 

A man, Fatai Mogaji Abdulsalam, who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend, Opeyemi, to death during a fight in Ikorodu area and fled thereafter, has finally been arrested by the Police operatives from the Lagos State Command at a popular bar in the State.

 

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the suspect,  Abdulsalam, was arrested on Friday at F1 Bar, Ikorodu and handed over to the Police for prosecution by well-wishers and the deceased’s friends, who knew what happened and that he was wanted by the Police for the alleged murder.

He has been moved to the SCID at Panti, Yaba,  for further investigation over the alleged murder.

 

The suspect, Abdulsalam, killed the late Opeyemi by brutally stabbing her multiple times, including on one of her eyes and thereafter wrapped her up in a bedsheet, dragged her into his kitchen, locked her up, and fled the scene.

Since then, he had been on the run as the Police were hunting for him over the brutal murder of the deceased, whose corpse was deposited at mortuary for autopsy reports.

 

The incident came to light after the sister of the deceased posted about it on social media, alleging that the murder occurred following a fight between Opeyemi and Mogaji on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, around 5 am.

In her post on X, the sister detailed the events of that night. She wrote: “On July 10, 2024, my younger sister, Opeyemi, went clubbing at Bells Bar, Itamaga along Ijede, Elepe, Ikorodu. She met her ex-boyfriend there, and they went chilling together. At around 5am, they got into a fight, and her ex-boyfriend Fatai Mogaji stabbed her multiple times. He stabbed her 22 times, including her eyes. He wrapped her up with his bedsheet, put her in the kitchen, and locked the door. He killed her and wrapped her in the kitchen, then locked the door. He was planning to come back to clean up. The landlord called the Police. Please help me find this guy, Fatai.”

The post caught the attention of the Police Force spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who ordered an immediate investigation.

“This is callous. Swing into action immediately and ensure the culprit is apprehended,” he tweeted.

The sister of the deceased also made an appeal for justice, stating, “Please we want her to be buried and her killer to face the wrath of the law. Please, friends, help me repost till it gets to the right table. My family does not have money; even his being caught was by the grace of God and the blood of my sister.”

 

This was confirmed by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed that  the suspect is now cooling off in custody undergoing interrogation over the alleged murder.

 

He stated that the suspect will be charged for the alleged murder under the Criminal Laws of the State but that will be after the conclusion of investigations by the Police.