Woman stabs robber to death in Lagos in self defence

A middle-aged woman is currently recuperating in a Lagos
hospital, after robbers stormed her rented apartment on the
Lagos Island, during which she stabbed one of the assailants
to death.
It was learnt that the woman, identified simply as Adenike,
and her family were attacked on Tuesday at about 2am on
Eyin Iga Street. It was gathered that the robbers, who were
armed with knives and cutlasses, reportedly gained entrance
into the house after damaging the gates.
It was also learnt that when the robbers got to Adenike’s
apartment, a struggle ensued between Adenike and one of
the robbers, identified as Quadri Iginla, who cut her with a
knife. Adenike was said to have wrenched the knife from
Iginla, and stabbed him in the stomach.
The robbery suspect reportedly lost balance and fell off from
the two-storey building. Neighbours, who learnt of the
robbery, were said to have alerted the police at the Adeniji
Adele Division.
The other suspected robbers reportedly escaped after the
police got to the area. The policemen were said to have
rushed Iginla, who was unconscious, to the Lagos Island
General Hospital, while Adenike was also taken by her family
to a private hospital.
Unfortunately, Iginla died in the hospital.
Adenike’s husband, who declined to give his name, said the
robbers injured his wife.
He said,
“We cannot confirm the number of the robbers. They entered
my apartment at about 2am. One of the injured my wife in the hand and there was a struggle. As this went on, other people called the police and a patrol van was sent to our street. “The robbers quickly fled from the house. One of them, who had sustained a knife injury, fell off the staircases. The policemen took him to a hospital for
treatment.”
A police source said that Iginla was not attended to at the
general hospital for lack of a vacant bed.
He added that the robbery suspect died at a health center on the Adeniji Adele Road.
He said:
“The police patrol team responded to a distress call on the street at about 2.30am. A male robbery suspect, Iginla, was found injured. The suspect and others, who are still at large, allegedly entered Adenike’s room. While making away with possessions, the woman overpowered one of them, and stabbed him in the stomach. “She was also injured in the
hand. During the struggle, others escaped, but the robber fell
off the building. The police took the suspect and the victim to
the hospital.”
A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that
Iginla’s girlfriend showed up at the police station, and
wanted to know where he was being treated.
He said,
“No one in the area knew the identity of the robber. His
girlfriend showed up at the station, and was asking the
police to let her stay with him, but they did not allow her.”
The knife has since been recovered, while the case had been
transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigation.
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