Police detain troubled Ireland returnee, who stabbed his father to death in Lagos.

When 24-year-old Bakare Babalola Rotimi Jnr
was becoming a nuisance in Dublin, Ireland,
where he had lived since he was 7, his
parents were advised to take him back to
Nigeria. .
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Rotimi was the third of Mr. Bakare Babalola
Rotimi’s three boys, and a source within the
family described him as a stubborn boy. “This
boy doesn’t even have an education,” the
source said.
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“He has been living in Dublin as a kid and he
refused to go school, instead he got addicted
to drugs,” the source added.
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In the early hours of Sunday, December 4,
Rotimi Jnr, who was passing the night at his
parents’ place in Magodo, reportedly stabbed
both parents with a knife.
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A family member revealed that the older
Rotimi woke up that night to use the
bathroom, and the boy jumped at him,
ordering his own father to lie on his chest.
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He then allegedly brought a knife from behind
him and stabbed his father. His mother, Adijat,
rushed to the scene and was similarly
stabbed. The security guard would have been
arrested and detained, but for the testimony of
Adijat, who before passing out, told the police
that her son committed the crime. .
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Rotimi Snr., 59, died immediately, while the
mother made it to the emergency bay on the
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. There she was
stabilized before being transferred to the
surgery ward at the Lagos General Hospital,
where she is currently receiving treatment.
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“He thought he had killed both of them,” a
source within the family explained. “After
stabbing them, he pulled out a cloth to cover
them, and he went to the bathroom to clean
up.
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He got dressed, took his father’s phones, his
ATM cards and went straight to the father’s
fuel station at Palm Avenue. He got there and
started harassing the station manager,
demanding for money.”
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A family source confirmed that the only issue
late Rotimi had with his son was about his
education. “Just like his other brother (who
is) studying Medicine in the US, he has been
begging this boy to go to school and this has
always been the cause of the
misunderstanding.” Crdt: Saharareporters