The Aleato family has been thrown
into sorrow following the murder of their
26-year-old daughter, Onyinyechukwu, last Saturday by her ex-boyfriend in
Lagos.
The deceased, a sales girl at Alaba International market, Ojo, was
reportedly trailed by her ex-boyfriend, Osita Amanunwa from her Iba new site
abode, to Ajangbadi area of Lagos, where she had gone to visit a friend.
Crime Alert gathered that the late Onyin, as she was fondly called, sat outside her host’s compound, exchanging banters, without the slightest inkling that death lurked at the corner.
Crime Alert gathered that the late Onyin, as she was fondly called, sat outside her host’s compound, exchanging banters, without the slightest inkling that death lurked at the corner.
Eye witnesses said she turned and suddenly, the smile on her face
disappeared. And when her host turned to the direction of her gaze,
they discovered that her ex stood opposite them.
Her host who spoke on condition of anonymity, told crime Alert
that: “ she greeted him but he hissed and walked away. He later came back and
beckoned on her to come. She excused herself and left…”.
Singular response
He paused at this juncture,quivering with fear. That singular response
happened to be Onyin’s greatest undoing because unknown to her, Osita had
a sinister motive up his sleeves.
This was confirmed moments later,
following a desperate shout for help from the isolated meeting point at
number 4/5 Abike Ogunlana close, at about 9pm. At first, no one suspected
it could be Onyin.
But after waiting for a while, her
host decided to check on her, only to see Onyin in the pool of her own blood
with a knife still thrust in her neck. From all indication, it was obvious that
she tried to put up a struggle in order to free herself from the
assailant’s grip.
She was also discovered to have managed to crawl from the isolated spot
to an open area. But her strength apparently failed her midway, owing
to much loss of blood. Unable to crawl further, she
stopped, clutching firmly to the earth as if rescue would spring
out of it. Osita on the other hand, was nowhere to be found.
Cause of break-up
Crime Alert gathered that
before the incident, Osita, a trader at Alaba International
market, had on several occasions, threatened to leave an indelible mark on
Onyin for dumping him for another man. Investigation revealed that the duo had
a romantic relationship that lasted for six years, a relationship that
was to lead to marriage until Osita allegedly raped Onyin’s younger sister.
Family sources told Crime Alert that Oyin’s younger sister(names
withheld) was sent to deliver a parcel to Osita at his 80 Isiaka street, Iba
new site two years ago. However, on reaching his apartment he
allegedly raped the teenager who was barely 15 years-old.
It was gathered that the teenager never told anyone about the deed,
until she was discovered to be pregnant. She gave birth about a year ago.
Without further warning or advice, Onyinyechukwu, stopped seeing
Osita. But her action as gathered, signaled the danger that eventually led to
her sudden death, following threat from Osita.
Perhaps, had she listened to her parents, this tragedy might not have
befallen her. It was gathered that right from the onset, Onyin’s parents
kicked against her relationship with 36-year-old Osita who hails from Akere
village in Ogbaru local government area of Anambra state.
Her devastated father, Mr Aleato, offered an explanation to the family’s
stance: “ My daughter came back home one fateful day with razor marks all
over her body and when I asked what happened, she told me that she fell down.
But we were later informed by a friend of hers that her boyfriend,
Osita, inflicted the marks on her. I warned her severally to abstain from
Osita and every other man who would go to the extent of inflicting such injury
on her; men who would not respect her as a woman…”
It was also gathered that Osita had on several occasions beat Onyin
publicly, for calling off the relationship , only to start off with another
man, boasting that if he could not have her, nobody else would.
Police on the trail of the assailant
Since the tragic incident, Osita’s whereabouts is unknown. Policemen at
Ilemba Hausa were however, said to be on his trail. When Crime
Alert visited his apartment at Iba new site, it was discovered that Osita had a
wife already. Sources hinted that he rushed home that fateful night and
informed some of his friends around the area about what he had done and
thereafter, picked some of his clothes before disappearing into thin air. Out
of fear, his close friends were also discovered to have fled, apparently to
avoid being arrested by the Police.
The case, has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation
Department (SCID) where operatives at the Homicide section have reportedly
began investigation.
Source Vanguard
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