The police at Ajao Estate have arrested an Aba businessman,
Onungwa Loveday, 31, who allegedly attempted to kill his friend, Chiwendu
Sunday, 32, in a hotel room and stole his money in Lagos State, western
Nigeria.
Onungwa Loveday, 31, who allegedly attempted to kill his friend, Chiwendu
Sunday, 32, in a hotel room and stole his money in Lagos State, western
Nigeria.
The incident happened at a popular hotel on Osolo Way in
Ajao Estate, Lagos where both lodged for the night.
Ajao Estate, Lagos where both lodged for the night.
P.M.News gathered that Loveday offered to assist Sunday to
come to Lagos from Aba in Abia State to buy a bus.
come to Lagos from Aba in Abia State to buy a bus.
P.M. News also learnt that Sunday and Loveday live at 9, Leo
Street, Jesus Healing Church in Aba, Abia State.
Street, Jesus Healing Church in Aba, Abia State.
They also came from the same village in Osisioma in the same
Aba town where they attended both primary and secondary school.
Aba town where they attended both primary and secondary school.
While they were coming to Lagos, Loveday hid a cutlass
inside his bag without the knowledge of Sunday.
inside his bag without the knowledge of Sunday.
On getting to Lagos with the N800,000, they lodged in the
hotel where the incident happened.
hotel where the incident happened.
While they had gone to sleep, Loveday pretended that he had
slept, woke up in the night and allegedly brought out the cutlass from his bag
and started attacking Sunday with it.
slept, woke up in the night and allegedly brought out the cutlass from his bag
and started attacking Sunday with it.
He cut off his finger and inflicted severe injury on
Sunday’s head, hands and other parts of his body.
Sunday’s head, hands and other parts of his body.
During the attack, Sunday struggled with Loveday in the
hotel room and raised the alarm which attracted the attention of the security
guards who forced the door open and rescued the victim.
hotel room and raised the alarm which attracted the attention of the security
guards who forced the door open and rescued the victim.
The hotel management took them to a hospital for treatment,
from where Loveday jumped from the hospital story building and escaped with the
money.
from where Loveday jumped from the hospital story building and escaped with the
money.
The police later trailed him and arrested him in Aba and
brought him to court for prosecution.
brought him to court for prosecution.
He is facing a three-count charge of inflicting grievous
harm, cutting the victim with cutlass and stealing under the Criminal Code.
harm, cutting the victim with cutlass and stealing under the Criminal Code.
He pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, Seargent Oje Uagbale informed the court that
the victim was critically lying ill in a hospital and the suspect cut off his
finger during the attack.
the victim was critically lying ill in a hospital and the suspect cut off his
finger during the attack.
The presiding Magistrate, Mrs J. Ogbomoiko granted him bail
in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum.
in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum.
He was remanded in prison custody pending when he will
perfect his bail.
perfect his bail.
The matter was adjourned till 2 November, 2015.
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