A 15-year-old, Jerome Emeka Akwuene, has been hacked to death in his room in the Ago Palace Way area of Lagos State.
The deceased, an SS2 student, was found tied to his bed with a cut in his neck at 54, Niyi Onilari Street, Grand Mate Bus Stop, Ago Palace Way.
An apprentice of the teenager’s father simply identified as Chubuike said he saw their door open when he returned from the shop at about 5:30pm on Monday..
He said: “While at the shop, at 2pm, I was no longer comfortable. I wanted to leave but it was not yet my closing time.
“On getting to the house, I discovered the washing machine was on, and water was flowing without hearing the sound of Emeka in the house.
“I came outside to ask neighbours if they saw Emeka leaving for his mother’s shop and they said no.
“I went back inside and on opening Emeka’s door, his room was scattered, just like a wrestling field, and I saw Emeka lying lifeless with a knife stained with blood beside him. This was between 5:40pm.
“This happened barely one week after our generator was stolen.”
Police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident, saying no arrest had been made, but investigations were ongoing.
