Hoodlums Kill Mother, Three Kids

Chiemelie Ezeobi
A middle aged woman and her three children were yesterday brutally murdered in an uncompleted church building at the Agbowa area of Ikorodu, by some unidentified hoodlums.

The ages of the deceased children where put at four, six and nine and the incident took place in Agbowa, which has recently become synonymous with ritual murders.

Alerted by their cries for help at about 2 a.m. yesterday, the neighbours had rushed there and found the bodies of the three kids brutally mangled.

The neighbours had called in the police and their mother, who was found alive with multiple injuries, was taken to the hospital.

The woman later died in an undisclosed hospital due to loss of blooddue to the grievous injuries she sustained.
Though, the identities of the deceased persons could not be ascertained as at press time, the police said efforts were ongoing to ensure the prompt arrest of those behind the murder.

Confirming the incident, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Fatai Owoseni, said investigation into the recent killing was ongoing.

He said only an investigation into the incident would unravel the motive behind the murder.
He explained that a similar incident occurred recently at Ajilate area of Ikorodu, where some people were killed and their blood allegedly sucked by their killers.

He said, “At the early hours of Wednesday, policemen from Agbowa police station received a distress call about the gruesome murder of three persons.

“Some policemen led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) raced to the scene of crime.
“At the scene, which is an uncompleted house, detectives discovered the dead bodies of three children inside. A woman was rescued alive with multiple injuries.

“However, the woman later died in the hospital. The detectives later discovered that the woman was the mother of the three kids.”