Charles Ugwu
A businessman, Charles Ugwu, has been killed in the Ajegunle area of Lagos, over his refusal to settle some street urchins, popularly known as area boys.

The incident was said to have occurred at Uzor Street, Ajegunle, on September 24 2013. A tyre dealer, Ugwu was said to have been accosted by two area boys, identified as Saturday and Chimezie, while offloading goods from a vehicle to his shop.

The deceased’s wife, Stella, who claimed to have witnessed the incident, told PUNCH Metro that her husband had resisted the thugs’ efforts to extort money from him resulting in the assault on her husband.

She said, “Around 9pm on that day, two young men, known as Saturday and Chimezie, accosted us saying they would not allow us to continue working until we settle them.

“We asked them why we should pay them because the goods had nothing to do with the hoodlums. Saturday was “annoyed; he walked away only to return with stones, which he threw at us. When my husband cautioned him to stop causing trouble, Saturday picked up a “stick and struck Ugwu on the neck.”

Ugwu was said to have fallen to the ground while all efforts to revive him failed.

PUNCH Metro learnt that immediately after Ugwu was killed, the Divisional Police Officer of Ajegunle Police Station, Mr. Abayomi Agbana, was contacted. Agbana was said to have dispatched policemen to the area and the two suspects were arrested.

The bereaved wife lamented the hardship that had been brought on the family due to her husband’s death.

She said, “Who will train my children for me? Ugwu  was a good father and husband; he was much too young to die. We loved each other so much. How can my three children be fatherless at these ages? Our first is just 15 years old. The second is 12 years and the last child is nine. These hoodlums have wiped out the joy of my life.”

In his statement at the police station, Saturday claimed that he actually demanded money from the businessman but had nothing to do with his death.

He said while demanding money from Ugwu, Stella told her husband not to part with any money.

Saturday claimed that at that instant, Stella held his singlet. He alleged that Chimezie and the deceased were trying to appeal to Stella to let go of the suspect when the businessman suddenly collapsed.

He insisted that neither him nor his accomplice had fought Ugwu.

Chimezie was also said to have alleged, in his statement, that he was trying to appeal to Stella when her husband suddenly collapsed. He claimed that no form of violence had been used on the deceased.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the matter had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, Lagos, for further investigation.

The victim’s younger brother, Francis, said the family was ready to bury the corpse but police had yet to release the body.

He said, “The police have insisted that the autopsy report must be done before the body would be released.”

Detectives at the SCID have however blamed the ongoing doctors’ strike for the delay.

A detective, who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity on Tuesday, said, “Many bereaved families have been complaining since the doctors strike started. This is because they want to bury their loved ones but cannot take away their corpses because autopsy reports have not been done. The situation is worrisome and embarrassing in some cases.”

The Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, Ngozi Braide, said she would call back when contacted for information on the case. She had yet to do so as of 8pm.

http://www.punchng.com/metro/businessman-murdered-for-refusing-to-settle-area-boys/

RIP Ugwu

Source?

Na wa o!
Sunday and Chimezie?
Area boys in Lagos?

these Yoruba niggas ar headin for a big trouble:-(

What is stopping the Police from having a functional Forensic lab?

taiocol: these Yoruba niggas ar headin for a big trouble:-(

Is it that you don't have enough MBs on your tablet or your brain has crashed

The area boys are Igbo

Don Magic Juan: What is stopping the Police from having a functional Forensic lab?

There are Forensic labs but this should be straight forward. The autopsy will determine the cause. The suspects said he collapsed while his wife said he was hit

Detectives at the SCID have
however blamed the ongoing
doctors’ strike for the delay.

I believe those boys might be innocent. He might have slumped as they said but only the autopsy can prove that.

Btw, am sure those guys must be part of the fresh air crew, always supporting the retardeen despite his obvious failures. Anyway, they should enjoy fresh air in the cell until the doctors call of their strike.

obitwo:

Is it that you don't have enough MBs on your tablet or your brain has crashed

The area boys are Igbo

do u look like one wit a Brain

Ododuwa thugs again.

He should have settle them na since a deal is a deal beside boiz are not smiling oo......area boys need money for weekend

Why is man so unkind 2 mankind?haba!

Nigeria my country where area boys kill hardworking people.

To bad it happened but since that is what obtains there why the man to settle no matter small the settle be? If one man claim to be clean and stays and does business in the mist of a million people who are not clean, then such a man is abnormal. Rest in peace!

Wemen should have their own money and let me with my own money. We both will need to contribute to the development on the family

obitwo:

Is it that you don't have enough MBs on your tablet or your brain has crashed

The area boys are Igbo

That if he gat an android phone not to talk of tablet

iamswizz: Ododuwa thugs again.

Oga plz stop smoking ganja._.

Igbos hunting igbos, Yorubas just stay back and watch the show.

don't u check my profile ok?

taiocol: these Yoruba niggas ar headin for a big trouble:-(

you be real ode, infact mumu of the highest order .when you don't read how will you not spew nonsense.

Gbambari pa fulani...

taiocol: these Yoruba niggas ar headin for a big trouble:-(

People like you are on of the problems we have in nigeria the number 1 rule before you comment is don't tribalize a thread yet every time I see people like you saying it was the yorubas or it was the hausas or the igbos. You have gone to call these igbo boys yoruba people in your foolishness to prove what point? That what they did was bad because they are yoruba or yorubas are the only people who kill? Every time we're looking for someone to blame instead of looking at ourselves and trying to change ourselves and our communities small small. Be the change you want to see stop tribalizing and trivializing simple shit. What they did is bad fullstop

TM

Who brought "area boyism" to my beloved country, d devil think he is smart chukwu is smarter. RIP Mr Ugwu

taiocol: do u look like one wit a Brain

do you have any?

RIP 2 d man.
Will they ever get 2 d root of dis?-never!
Ts either they let d boys g, or leave 'em 2 rot in jail without a trial.
#onlyinnigeria

Rip ugwu your wicked brothers killed you because of money.
Maybe when they start killing one another lagos will gradually be depopulated.

Pangea: Na wa o!
Sunday and Chimezie?
Area boys in Lagos?

Na sunday u see dia abi na saturday?. Mama don born