Robbers stab woman to death in Lagos

A 41-year-old woman, Oluwakemi Odugbesan, has been murdered by suspected armed robbers in Ketu, Lagos.

The deceased was said to have been stabbed multiple times by her attackers around 6 am on April 10, her husband’s birthday.

It was gathered that the woman was returning from a vigil when her attackers in an attempt to collect her phone and handbag, stabbed her multiple times in the chest and rib regions.

Sources said the deceased, her husband and three children were billed to relocate to Canada in a few weeks before her death.

Her attackers called her parents with her phone to inform them of her death.

Police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the case has been transferred to the homicide section, State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation.