45 Year-Old Indian Man Stabbed to Death In Lagos

   

An Indian national, Mr. Srivastava Kumar, has died in a hospital after he was attacked by suspected robbers in the Lekki Ajah area ofaLagos.

According to PUNCH Metro , 45-year-old Kumar was attacked while working on an agricultural farm in Eleko, Ajah, on the Lekki-Epe Expressway. He was stabbed in the hand and the chest during the robbery, which occurred on
Wednesday, February 11.


It was gathered that the Indian, who was also
the plant manager of a foods processing
company, was
rushed to the St. Nicholas Hospital on the Lagos
Island after the robbers’ attack.
Kumar, however, reportedly died at the hospital
on the morning of February 14. The matter was
reported to the Akodo Police Division.
When PUNCH got to the private hospital, a
worker, who begged to remain anonymous, said
although the Indian underwent a surgery, he did
not survive as a result of his injuries. He said:
“The Indian was rushed to the hospital on
Wednesday. We found out that he was
stabbed in the hand and in the chest. His
relatives were told that a surgery would be
needed on his stomach.
The doctors did the surgery on him, but he
did not survive. He had lost so much blood
during the attack. He died on the morning
of that Sunday. His relatives had taken him
away from the hospital.
I know they have also reported the matter
to the police and the attackers will be
fished out.”
When they visited the Eleko area, a resident,
who identified himself as Suleiman Bosun, said
armed robbers made use of bushes and lonely
junctions in the area as hideouts to perpetrate
their acts, urging the police to increase their
surveillance. He said:
“We have several Asian companies in the
Eleko area. In the evening times, when
most junctions are lonely, motorists and
passengers fall victims of robbery attacks.
“Yes, we heard that an Indian was attacked
by armed robbers and he died in the
hospital. When will this barbarism stop in
our area?”
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer,
DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the incident. He
added that the matter had been transferred to
the state Special Anti-Robbery Squad for further
investigation. He said:
“The security man that was with the
deceased, who ran away on the day the
Indian died, is the prime suspect. The
police arrested one of the security men
who were on duty in the company on the
day of the incident.