Two suspects have been arrested by police in Lagos over the murder of a medical doctor named Stephen Urueye, a recent graduate of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Lagos.
The suspects, Gbadebo Jimoh and Malik Adeboye were arrested by the police in connection with the alleged murder of the Stephen Urueye
Stephen Urueye, was a medical doctor undergoing his housemanship at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) before his death. He was among the graduates whose convocation held on 3rd April 2019.
According to the information available to us, Stephen Urueye was reportedly robbed and stabbed to death by some hoodlums at the Idi-Araba area of Lagos where LUTH is located.
The Lagos State police spokesperson, Bala Elkana, on Friday, 5th April, 2019, said the police had arrested two suspects in connection with the incident.
According to Bala Elkana, “At about 9.45 p.m. on 4th April, 2019, Itire Police Station received a distress call that some hoodlums armed with knives attacked one Dr. Stephen Urueye ‘M’ a Resident Doctor with LUTH and dispossessed him of his valuables such as handsets.”
The report also stated that, “They equally stabbed him at his right thigh and back with (a) knife. The victim was with his female friend identified as Hakeem Habeeb Simbiat Opeyemi, a 200 level Student of Department of Health Education, LASU when the incident happened at Canal Area of Ishaga Road, Idi Araba.”
It was also reported that Stephen Urueye died in the early hours of Friday, 5th April, 2019 due to the injuries sustained from the attack.
The death of Stephen Urueye was reported to have sparkle a protest from students and doctors at LUTH who demanded that security be provided in the area as there had been several reported cases of robbery attacks.
Bala Elkana has also reported that, “The Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Zubairu Muazu, has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police Panti to take over the investigation.”
