The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 23-year-old Gbolahan Adebayo for allegedly beating his girlfriend to death in Ijedodo, Alimosho Local Government Area, Lagos State.
Chronicle NG gathered that the incident occurred during the deceased’s visit to the suspect’s home on Friday.
A local who identified himself only as Akin informed our correspondent on Monday that the 23-year-old woman was heard pleading for help about midnight while being battered by her lover.
Akin said that Adebayo later rang the alarm at dawn when he discovered she was no longer responsive following the attack.
He said, “The girl was a regular visitor to the suspect’s home and came around as usual on Friday night. But when it was about 2 am, neighbours started hearing someone screaming and later discovered it was the suspect who was beating her girlfriend in his room. The screaming lasted at intervals for about an hour.
“After that, the screaming stopped. It was in the morning that the boyfriend started shouting for help and when the neighbours who were around at that time went to attend to him, they saw the girl lying motionless on the bed.”
According to a police source who talked to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, the suspect’s neighbour reported the incident to the Isheri-Oshun Police Division on Sunday.
According to the source, the girl was rushed to the hospital and ultimately died as a result of the injuries she got during the incident before being reported to the police.
“When the neighbor came, he explained that the incident happened two days ago and that efforts were first made to resuscitate the girl, but she eventually passed away. As a result, a team of policemen was immediately drafted to the scene, leading to an ongoing investigation.”
When contacted, the state police command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident.
The police PRO stated that evident signs of violence were discovered on the deceased’s body and that her remains had been placed in the morgue.
He said, “One neighbor reported at Isheri Osun Division that on 21/02/25 at about 2 am, he saw his neighbor, one Gbolahan Adebayo, ‘m,’ age 23 years, beating his girlfriend, aged 25 years, in his home in Ijedodo for a yet-to-be-determined reason. However, at about 7 am, the said Gbolahan Adebayo reportedly screamed for help, and on getting to his apartment, the said girlfriend was met lying unconscious on the bed with visible marks of violence found on the body.
“She was immediately taken to a hospital in Ijegun where he was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty. Based on the report, a team of detectives visited the scene of the incident.
“The hospital was also visited, where the corpse was inspected and photographed. The corpse was evacuated and deposited at the IDH morgue, Yaba for autopsy. The suspect was promptly arrested, and an investigation is in progress on the matter,” Hundeyin concluded.
