The police in Lagos state have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly beating his girlfriend to de@th at Ijedodo, Isheri-Osun area of Lago state.
Confirming the development to newsmen, the spokesperson of the state police command, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said that the suspect committed the offence on Friday at about 8pm.
Hundeyin said that a neighbour reported the incident at the Isheri-Osun Police Divisional Station.
“The neighbour said that he saw the suspect beating his girlfriend in his room for a reason yet to be determined.
He said few minutes later, the suspect screamed for help and getting to his apartment, he met his girlfriend lying unconscious on the bed with visible marks of violence found on her body.
The girl was immediately rushed to the hospital in Ijegun, where she was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty” Hundeyin said.
The spokesperson said detectives were immediately dispatched to the scene of the incident as well as the hospital where the corpse was inspected and photographed.
Hundeyin mentioned that the corpse had been deposited at a morgue in Yaba for autopsy while the suspect had been detained for questioning, adding that the investigation was in progress.