A soldier identified as Abiola
Odedeji has allegedly stabbed an okada rider (commercial motorcyclist), Niyi
James, to death for shunning him in Agbado area of Ogun State.
The killer soldier had visited
his girlfriend, Amada David, at Agbado Junction around 3.30pm in company of his
colleague, Damilare Oni.
The soldier went to the area,
close to the Agbado Police Station, on a power bike.
It was gathered that after a
short discussion, Odedeji and his girlfriend decided to go out on the
motorbike.
He was said to have stopped Niyi,
who shuttled between the junction and Agbado Crossing, to take Oni to Ijaiye,
Lagos State.
An eyewitness, who gave his name
only as Akinjobi, said that the 36-year-old native of Ikogosi, Ekiti State,
declined on the grounds that he did not have a ticket to operate in the Ijaiye
area.
Akinjobi said, “The soldier
(Odedeji) was angry that the okada rider said no to a military man and started
flogging him with a horsewhip. Suddenly, he brought out a long knife and
stabbed the man on the thigh.
“He also stabbed him on the waist
and stomach. He was so confident that he robbed off the bloodstains on the
knife on the man’s head. He boasted that he had killed many people. He and his
colleague escaped on the power bike, while the lady took another motorcycle. We
quickly alerted the police.”
It was learnt that a team of
policemen, led by the Agbado Divisional Police Officer, CSP Sunday Omonijo, immediately went after the suspects.
Odedeji’s girlfriend was
apprehended on Clem Road, Ijaiye, while policemen chased the soldiers to
Mosalasi bus stop.
Akinjobi further said: “Odedeji
stabbed one of the policemen on the arm, but they eventually arrested him and
his colleague. He is part of the troops deployed in Borno State to fight Boko
Haram. His colleague is serving in Bauchi State. They are both from Osun State.
The okada rider died at the Ifako-Ijaiye General Hospital.”
The Ogun State Police Public
Relations Officer, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the incident, said the
suspects would be charged to court after investigations had been concluded.
He said, “The case has been
transferred to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and
Intelligence Department, Eleweran, for further investigations. The Nigerian
Army has been contacted and the suspects will face necessary disciplinary
action.”
This is a clear case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I hope the military authorities have a program to deal with these military personnel deployed on Boko Haram operations when they are disengaged, for proper integration into the normal society.
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