Life for Chiemeriem Benjamin, who had a dream
of becoming a banker, has come to a temporary
halt as she accidentally killed her childhood
friend, Lawrence Oloruntobi, during a minor
disagreement.
The incident, which took place at Iba area of
Lagos, has opened a scary new phase of life for
the teenager, who hails from Abia State.
Chiemeriem told Vanguard: “Lawrence is my
friend; we grew up together and have lived in the
same environment from as far back as I can
remember.
“On that day, I was just not in the mood to talk
with him. When I came out in the morning, he
tried to make some jokes, which we would
ordinarily laughed about. But I told him I was not
interested in such.
“I went out later that day and on my way back, I
saw him forcing my younger brother to play in a
stagnant body of water in front of our compound.
“My brother was crying out for help, because he
did not want to be dragged into the water. I
quickly walked up to Lawrence to stop him. He
took it personal and told me he would slap me.
“Out of anger, I told him that even his mother
would not dare slap me. He then went in to get a
cane, which has always been his tradition
whenever we are having a misunderstanding.
“I also rushed into our room to grab a knife. But
my elder brother and a neighbour, called Iya Ayo,
intervened and settled the matter.”
According to the 17-year-old, Senior Secondary 1
student, “about two hours later, Lawrence came
back to meet me, threatening to deal with me.
We started exchanging words, which later
culminated in a fight.
“I went in and grabbed another knife just to
threaten him.
“Unfortunately, while my elder brother, who
intervened again, was trying to plead with
Lawrence not to fight with me because I am a
girl, I angrily stabbed Lawrence in the chest with
the knife.
“It was only after my action that I realized what I
had done. I started calling out for help because I
was very scared.
“Few neighbours, who were around, responded
and we quickly rushed him to a nearby hospital,
but it was too late. He died.
“Sincerely, I never meant to kill him with the
knife. I only wanted to threaten him, but I just do
not know how and why I stabbed him.”
Vanguard learned that the case, which is
currently being investigated by operatives in the
homicide section of Lagos State Criminal
Investigation Department, SCID, would soon be
charged to court.
Source: Vanguard
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