Posted on: 12:08 Mon, 19 Oct 2015



The police in Lagos have launched a manhunt for a 30-year-old man, Seyi
Okanlawon, for allegedly clubbing
his stepfather, Alex Momoh, 63, to
death in the Ilupeju, Mushin area of
Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Seye hit the
victim with a pestle in the head and
leg after a disagreement over a cake
made by his sister, Moyo Okanlawon.
The incident happened on Railway
Line, Ilupeju, Mushin area.

Our correspondent learnt that the
deceased, who worked as a driver in
a cosmetics company, had eight
children from three women, before
marrying his fourth wife, Lola.
Lola also had had four children from
a previous marriage before
marrying the Edo State indigene.

Among the children were Seye and
Moyo, who were both married.

Moyo, however, moved into the
Ilupeju residence of the Momohs
after her husband’s apartment was
reportedly demolished.

Trouble started on Wednesday after
Alex reported to Lola, a trader, that
Moyo had placed a piece of cake on
his bed where he wanted to sleep.
Moyo, in turn, reported to his
brother, Seye, who was on a visit at
the time.

The suspect was alleged to have
grabbed a pestle with which he hit
the victim in the head and leg. Alex
was said to have passed out as blood
drained from his body.

The victim was later rushed to the
Lagos University Teaching Hospital,
Idi Araba, where he died.

The matter was said to have been
reported at the Ilupeju Police
Division. Osagie, 19, one of the
children of the deceased, said the
incident happened around 7pm.

He said, “It was between 6pm and
7pm. My sister (Moyo) complained to
Seye after my father reported her to
mum. He then started abusing my
father, who ignored him and went to
his room.

“But Seye followed him inside and
picked a pestle with which he hit him
in the head and blood started
coming out. He became unconscious
and we rushed him to a hospital.”


However, Lola claimed that the
incident happened late in the night,
adding that their neighbours were
fast asleep and could not intervene.

She said, “I am a trader and I have
my shop opposite the house. I had
four children before I married him.

He had three wives and they all had
children for him.

“On that day, my husband had gone
to work in the morning and returned
around 5.30pm. At about 10.30pm,
he came to my shop and reported
that my daughter placed a cake on
his bed where he wanted to sleep.

“Seye was sitting beside me when
Alex came to report and he scolded
his sister for disrespecting my
husband. Moyo then explained to
him that the mattress had been taken
out when she placed the cake on the
bed.

“My husband went inside his room
and Seye followed him in and started
abusing him. Osagie, the son I had
for my husband, challenged Seye for
abusing his father, and he (Seye)
picked the pestle and started chasing
him with it. He (Osagie) ran away.”

She added that she later went inside
the room and saw that Alex had a
swollen head and she was informed
that her husband was injured during
a scuffle with the suspect.

Lola said she poured water on his
head to resuscitate him, and when it
failed, he was rushed to a private
hospital before being transferred to
LUTH.

“Osagie was not around when the
incident happened and our
neighbours had slept off,” she added.
A daughter of the deceased, Joy, told
PUNCH Metro that the family had
already buried the deceased, as the
prime suspect had fled.

“Immediately it happened, the man
fled and he has not been seen since
then. We still want justice for our
father and we want the police to get
the suspect arrested,” she added.

A police source, however, told
PUNCH Metro that the family was
not interested in pursuing the case,
which was why they did not allow an
autopsy to be conducted on the
corpse before burial.

The Police Public Relations Officer,
Lagos State Command, DSP Joe Offor,
said he would call back, but he had
yet to do so as of the time of filing
this report.