A 35-year-old man, Yinka Offehin, is battling for his
life at a private hospital in Lagos State after his
scrotum was cut by the children of his landlady.
The Edo State indigene, who resides on Popoola
Street, off Abaranje Road in the Ikotun area of Lagos,
was said to have been attacked while sleeping in his
room with his family members.
His wife, Bisi, who was with him when the incident
happened, identified the assailants as Solomon and
Damilola, the children of the landlady.
She said, “On Thursday morning, around 3am, while
we were sleeping, we heard loud bangs on our door.
We initially thought they were armed robbers
because the house beside ours had recently been
robbed.
“When they entered, we saw they were children of
our landlady. They began destroying our electronics
and other property.
“There were two of them. One held a knife in his
hand. They took N800, 000. They descended on my
husband and he also fought back. In that confusion,
my husband shouted and we saw that one of the
attackers had cut Yinka’s scrotum. I can’t say what
they used to cut off my husband’s scrotum.”
She added that her husband, though in pain, was
able to hold on to one of his attackers till dawn, while
the other fled the scene.
Bisi said her husband could not be admitted at a
general hospital because of the ongoing doctors’
strike, but was eventually taken to a private hospital
in the area.
When our correspondent visited the victim at the
hospital, he told PUNCH Metro the genesis of his
problem was when he had a misunderstanding with
his landlady and was asked to vacate his apartment.
“I was asked to leave the house immediately, but
after the intervention of the traditional ruler of the
community, I was asked to leave by the end of
August.
“But that decision did not go down well with the
children of my landlady and they continued to make
trouble with me.
“I was already planning to leave their house and had
even contacted an agent when they attacked me
without any provocation. I want the government to
fight for me,” he said.
A doctor in the hospital, who pleaded anonymity, told
our correspondent that his patient would need up to
three months to recover.
He said, “We have stitched the area where the
scrotum was torn. It may take up to three months
before it will heal. He needs time to fully recover
from the injury.”
A relative said the doctor told the family if the
condition did not improve, a surgery may not be
ruled out.
It was learnt that about N60, 000 had already been
spent by the family.
The father of the suspects, a pastor, when contacted,
declined comment.
He said, “I am sorry; I can’t speak with you on this
matter. You know the matter is already with the
police and those they accused of committing the
offence are in the police cell. So, what do you want
me to say? I was told they are taking the matter to
court. Let’s leave everything to God.”
Our correspondent learnt that the case was reported
at the Ikotun Police Division.
A source told our correspondent that a member of
the suspects’ family had on the morning of the
incident reported a case of armed attack on them by
a tenant.
The wife of the victim, who met the relative at the
station, reportedly expressed surprise, telling the
officers the reverse was the case.
It was learnt that the relative was put behind the
counter after the police saw the victim’s injuries.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide,
confirmed the incident.

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Nigerians and their aggressive nature!

How did we get here as a nation? Our wickedness despite our high affiliation with religion begs for deeper questions.