The police have arrested an 18-year-old man, Hounvenou Yavine, a national of Republic of Benin, for slitting the throat of his boss’ mother, Mrs. Mariam Abiola.
The incident happened at Ijaiye Low Cost Housing Estate, Pen Cinema, Lagos.
We learnt that Yavine, who had his primary education in Porto Novo, was brought to Lagos in April 2014, by his elder sister.
He was, however, taken to work with the Abiolas by his sister’s husband, who was also collecting his monthly salary of N8, 000.
The daily tasks of Hounvenou were to do the house chores and follow his boss to her shop, where he assisted in selling alcoholic drinks.
It was learnt that in May, 2014, the residence of the 78-year-old in Ikeja was demolished and she relocated in the interim to stay with her daughter at Pen Cinema.
The suspect was said to have been assigned to a new task of tending to the old woman and assisting with the house chores, instead of going to the shop.
On the fateful day, the suspect was said to be home alone with the deceased when he slit her throat and killed her.
We learnt that the Beninese insisted that someone asked him to kill the grandmother.
His boss was said to have discovered the crime, and reported the matter to the police.
The suspect was arraigned before an Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court on one count of murder.The police prosecutor, Inspector Asup Feddy, applied for the remand of the defendant in prison pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
He said, “The defendant has actually confessed to the crime and the knife he used in committing the crime has been taken as an exhibit.”
The matter was adjourned till September 8, 2014 for legal advice.
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