Lagos landlord’s daughter beats tenant to death

Afeez Hanafi

The police have launched a manhunt for the daughter of a landlord on Odunsi Street, Bariga, Lagos State, for allegedly killing her father’s tenant.

The fleeing suspect, identified simply as Damilola Martins, reportedly hit the woman with an object during a scuffle in their compound on Wednesday evening.

City Round learnt that the deceased, Mrs Mojisola Olasehinde, and Martin ’ s mother , who is the wife of the landlord , had been having a running battle over time .

When a fight ensued between the two of them that day , Martins reportedly took sides with her mother.

She was said to have picked a heavy object and slammed it on Olasehinde , making her to be unconscious .

The woman was rushed to a hospital in the community, where she died .

It was gathered that Martins subsequently fled the neighbourhood while the case was reported to the police at the Bariga Division.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state , CSP Chike Oti , confirmed the incident. He said Martin ’ s brother witnessed the incident and had been arrested by the police to explain his role in the matter .

He said , “ Around 11pm on February 13 , 2019, one Mr Olakunle reported at the station that one Damilola Martins fought and killed his wife . Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased and the landlord ’ s wife had been having issues for a long time .

“ On that day, the prime suspect and her mother fought the tenant . In the course of the fight , the suspect ( Martins) hit the woman with a hard object . The woman slumped and was rushed to a hospital .

“ The main suspect is on the run, but his brother who witnessed the incident has been arrested and is assisting our investigation . ”

Oti added that the corpse had been deposited in a mortuary for autopsy .