A 22-year-old man, Eji Emmanuel, has
been arrested by the Lagos State Police
Command for the alleged murder of a
39-year-old trader, Sylvanus Okoye.
According to the police, the suspect
stabbed the deceased to death at his home
on Ezemegbu Drive, Okota in August.
The suspect, however, explained that he
killed the deceased in self-defence.
He alleged that on the day of the
incident, Okoye had attempted To Molest
him.
Explaining the events that culminated in
Okoye’s death, the suspect said he was a
dancer and was lured to Lagos by a
friend, Chukwudi, under the guise of
doing music business only for the friend
to introduce him to homosexuality.
He said he had gone to report the matter
to his friend’s boss but his friend’s boss
Molested him twice and he reported the
matter at the FESTAC Police Division.
He said the matter was transferred to the
Zone 2 Police Command and the case was
turned against him after which he spent
two weeks in detention.
He said he had approached Okoye, who he
considered an Igbo leader in the state, to
help him with money to return to Anambra
State when Okoye also attempted To Molest
him.
He said, “I went along with a relative to
report the matter to Okoye and he gave
my friend and I N5,000 and shirts. He
told us not to worry, so we slept over at
his house. At midnight, however, Okoye
came to my room and attempted to have
sex with me but I refused him.
“My relative later told me that Okoye had
sex with him in the parlour that same
night. We left in the morning and
returned to Anambra State. From there, I
went to Abuja where I remained for four
months. However, one day, Okoye called
me that he had a business deal and
invited me to come to Lagos.
“I told Okoye that I would not engage in
any act of homosexuality and he agreed.”
The suspect said when he returned to
Lagos, the deceased said he wanted to
open a bar in the area and wanted him to
manage the business.
He said he passed the night at the
deceased’s home, but at midnight, the
deceased crept into his room and
attempted to make love to him.
He said, “In the evening, Okoye served me
with bread, butter and tea in my room.
Around 3.30am, he crept into my room
and wanted to sleep with me, but I
refused him.
“Okoye was a big man so he attempted to
overpower me, but I picked up the bread
knife that was still left in the room and
stabbed him in the neck, but he did not
die.
“I picked up a flexible iron and bound it
round his neck and locked him inside the
room.
“When it was 6am, I stepped out of the
house and gave the key to one woman
beside the gate and fled.”
PUNCH Metro had reported on August 16,
2013, that Okoye was found murdered in
his home two weeks after he was last seen
by neighbours.
It was learnt that following the discovery,
the security guard and the woman whom
the suspect handed the key to were
arrested by detectives at the State
Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba.
PUNCH Metro learnt that after three
months, detectives were able to locate the
suspect in Anambra State.
A police detective said, “The security
guard told us that he could identify the
suspect if he saw him.
“In the course of investigation, we
obtained call logs from Okoye’s phone and
we learnt that the suspect had used
Okoye’s phone to call his girlfriend in
Anambra State shortly after killing Okoye.
“We travelled to Anambra State and we
were able to locate the suspect who was
even wearing the deceased’s clothes.”
The suspect, however, insisted that he was
not a killer but a victim of circumstance.
He said, “My father and my brother are
dead. I am the only child of my mother.
Who will take care of her if I am sent to
prison?
“I am not a homosexual but I was used. I
tried for several months to impregnate
my girlfriend but was not successful. I
feel they have stolen my virtues.”
Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi
Braide, confirmed Emmanuel’s arrest to
our correspondent on the telephone.
Braide added that the police were still
working to establish it the the victim was a
homosexual or not as alleged by the
suspect.
been arrested by the Lagos State Police
Command for the alleged murder of a
39-year-old trader, Sylvanus Okoye.
According to the police, the suspect
stabbed the deceased to death at his home
on Ezemegbu Drive, Okota in August.
The suspect, however, explained that he
killed the deceased in self-defence.
He alleged that on the day of the
incident, Okoye had attempted To Molest
him.
Explaining the events that culminated in
Okoye’s death, the suspect said he was a
dancer and was lured to Lagos by a
friend, Chukwudi, under the guise of
doing music business only for the friend
to introduce him to homosexuality.
He said he had gone to report the matter
to his friend’s boss but his friend’s boss
Molested him twice and he reported the
matter at the FESTAC Police Division.
He said the matter was transferred to the
Zone 2 Police Command and the case was
turned against him after which he spent
two weeks in detention.
He said he had approached Okoye, who he
considered an Igbo leader in the state, to
help him with money to return to Anambra
State when Okoye also attempted To Molest
him.
He said, “I went along with a relative to
report the matter to Okoye and he gave
my friend and I N5,000 and shirts. He
told us not to worry, so we slept over at
his house. At midnight, however, Okoye
came to my room and attempted to have
sex with me but I refused him.
“My relative later told me that Okoye had
sex with him in the parlour that same
night. We left in the morning and
returned to Anambra State. From there, I
went to Abuja where I remained for four
months. However, one day, Okoye called
me that he had a business deal and
invited me to come to Lagos.
“I told Okoye that I would not engage in
any act of homosexuality and he agreed.”
The suspect said when he returned to
Lagos, the deceased said he wanted to
open a bar in the area and wanted him to
manage the business.
He said he passed the night at the
deceased’s home, but at midnight, the
deceased crept into his room and
attempted to make love to him.
He said, “In the evening, Okoye served me
with bread, butter and tea in my room.
Around 3.30am, he crept into my room
and wanted to sleep with me, but I
refused him.
“Okoye was a big man so he attempted to
overpower me, but I picked up the bread
knife that was still left in the room and
stabbed him in the neck, but he did not
die.
“I picked up a flexible iron and bound it
round his neck and locked him inside the
room.
“When it was 6am, I stepped out of the
house and gave the key to one woman
beside the gate and fled.”
PUNCH Metro had reported on August 16,
2013, that Okoye was found murdered in
his home two weeks after he was last seen
by neighbours.
It was learnt that following the discovery,
the security guard and the woman whom
the suspect handed the key to were
arrested by detectives at the State
Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba.
PUNCH Metro learnt that after three
months, detectives were able to locate the
suspect in Anambra State.
A police detective said, “The security
guard told us that he could identify the
suspect if he saw him.
“In the course of investigation, we
obtained call logs from Okoye’s phone and
we learnt that the suspect had used
Okoye’s phone to call his girlfriend in
Anambra State shortly after killing Okoye.
“We travelled to Anambra State and we
were able to locate the suspect who was
even wearing the deceased’s clothes.”
The suspect, however, insisted that he was
not a killer but a victim of circumstance.
He said, “My father and my brother are
dead. I am the only child of my mother.
Who will take care of her if I am sent to
prison?
“I am not a homosexual but I was used. I
tried for several months to impregnate
my girlfriend but was not successful. I
feel they have stolen my virtues.”
Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi
Braide, confirmed Emmanuel’s arrest to
our correspondent on the telephone.
Braide added that the police were still
working to establish it the the victim was a
homosexual or not as alleged by the
suspect.
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