Incredible! Two Military Men Die In Lagos Over Girlfriend

There was confusion on Sunday morning after two military
officers, identified as Hilary and Sheu Abdullahi, died after a brutal clash.

Our correspondent gathered that the incident happened at a
popular night club on Pen Crescent, Apapa area of Lagos.

The Punch learnt from a reliable source that Hilary, a
corporal in the Nigerian Army, had gone to the club with his girlfriend who was
donned in a military outfit.

The source said, “The bouncers at the club stopped the lady
and challenged her, asking if she was a soldier. But Hilary asked why they
would question his girlfriend in his presence.

“Abdullahi, a naval officer, who was equally at the club
with his girlfriend, came out to intervene. After listening to the bouncers, he
told Hilary it was wrong for his girlfriend to wear a military uniform when she
was not one. That was how Hilary left the bouncers and decided to tackle
Abdullahi.”

Another source told our correspondent that the fight began
after Abdullahi slapped the soldier’s girlfriend for disrespecting him.

He said, “The soldier was angry and went after the naval
officer. He stabbed him with a jackknife and he died on the spot.”

Our correspondent gathered that Abdullahi’s colleagues,
after getting wind of the situation, mobilised to the scene.

It was learnt that in retaliation, the men pounced on
Hilary, and beat him to a pulp.

The affray was said to have escalated after the soldier gave
up in their hands.

A resident was said to have made a distress call to
policemen at the Apapa Police Division who arrived the scene on time to prevent
further bloodshed.

The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Lelma Kolle,
while confirming the incident, said the police made two arrests at the scene.

He said, “Yes, the incident happened. Actually, two people
died. We received a distress call from someone that there was a situation at
the club and we instantly rushed to the scene. We were able to bring the
situation under control and prevent further loss of lives. It was just
unfortunate that by the time we got there, the two officers had died. But the
police arrested two military officers in connection with the incident.”

He added that the case had been transferred to the State
Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, and the corpses of the slain officers,
deposited in the mortuary.

The Army Public Relations Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Omale
Ochagwuba, said he was at a programme and would appreciate if our correspondent
could visit his office.

The Command Information Officer of the Western Naval
Command, Lieutenant Commander Way Olabisi, said he would get back to our
correspondent on the incident.