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.
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.
Culled from Vanguard
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