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Electrician, accomplice attempt to rob Lagos couple, stab and kill wife

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The Police in Lagos have arrested two suspects — Ade Akanbi and Olamide Adegoke — for allegedly attacking the Managing Director of a Shipping Company at his place of residence in the Ikoyi area of the state.

WuzupNigeria gathered the yet-to-be-identified MD had organised a party in his house. After the party around 11.30 pm there was a power outage in the building and one of the suspects – an electrician – offered to assist the couple in fixing the electricity problem.

The couple were said to have opened the door, knowing that the electrician works for the estate, but immediately the suspects gained entrance, they allegedly attacked the man and his wife.

Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said the suspects stabbed the man’s wife to death, adding that the man also sustained injuries and had been taken to the hospital.

Elkana said,

“The man had a party early in the day, and when people left, there was power outage.

“So, the electrician knocked on the door, offering to help the couple fix their power.

“When the door was opened, they attacked them, and stabbed the man and his wife.

“The man survived, but the wife died due to the injuries she sustained from the attack.

“The suspects wanted to rob the couple.

“Two suspects — Ade Akanbi and Olamide Adegoke — have been arrested and the knives used in perpetrating the crime has been recovered.

“The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has visited the scene, while homicide detectives have also cordoned off the area.

“An investigation is ongoing.”

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