Police in Lagos State has arrested a Lagos-based Burkina
Faso man, Laday Wendipanga for allegedly killing one Adepeju Disu. Wendipanga
was said to have slit Disu’s throat with a knife, while she was asleep during a
vigil on the premises of Holy Cross Cathedral on Lagos Island.
As if that was not enough, the suspect reportedly inflicted
several cuts on the body of the victim and dragged her corpse to a corner on
the premises, where it was discovered by a member of the church, who raised the
alarm.
The police from the Lion Building Police Division removed
the remains and arrested the suspect.
A source, who spoke to The Punch said the victims were
mentally ill, adding that Disu usually passed the night in the church.
He said, “Both of them are mentally ill. They were being
taken care of by the church. A vigil was going on that day when the incident
happened. I learnt that she (Wendipanga) went to where the woman was sleeping
on the church premises and slit her throat with a knife.”
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo
Badmos, confirmed the incident, adding that the case had been transferred to
the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba.
She said, “The information we have is that the victim,
Adepeju Disu, and the suspect, Laday Wendipanga from Burkina Faso, lived around
the church. They seem to be mentally ill. Investigation will reveal more on
that, especially on the side of the suspect. We need to do medical evaluation.
The body was seen on the church premises. The case has been transferred to
SCIID, Yaba, for discreet investigation.”
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