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.
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