Indications
emerged, yesterday, that the 50-year-old businesswoman, whose discomposing body
was found in her apartment last week at the Victoria Garden City, VGC, was
allegedly murdered by her gate man, following an argument over the latter’s
salary. Vanguard was reliably informed that the deceased, Mabel Okafor, who
lived alone in her palatial duplex at House J68B, Close 9, VGC, Ajah, had no
domestic worker except the gate man. The gate man, with an undisclosed
identity, was said to have resumed work about two months ago. He was reportedly
brought by the deceased’s former gate man. When Vanguard visited the house
yesterday, security was beefed up in the area, with residents refusing to speak
to this reporter. However, a resident who did not want his name in print, said:
“Nobody knew that the woman was dead until last Friday. We learned that she was
stabbed last Wednesday, but it was not until her church members visited on
Friday that they found her decomposing body. “The gate of the building was only
bolted, but not locked when the church members came. “One of them said they
became apprehensive after several calls to her mobile telephone indicated that
her line was switched off, prompting them to pay her a visit, only to be
welcome with a stench from her room. “Her body was found on the floor of the
sitting room downstairs, with a knife protruding out of her stomach. Gate man’s
threat “After her death, some gate men from the suspected culprit’s ethnic
group said he had boasted that he would leave an indelible mark on her madam,
following argument over increase in his salary. “They said he claimed he was
being paid N20,000 but demanded for an increase of N10,000 but the woman
refused. The fleeing gate man was quoted by some gate men here to have argued
that he usually washed his madam’s car and also swept the compound.” Another
resident, who simply gave his name as Goke, said: “Police have not been able to
get the gate man since the incident occurred, neither have they been able to
reach the one that brought him. “In fact, the gate man went away with her
phone. We have been warned several times to employ private guards from
registered security companies, but some landlords here do not heed the advice.
“Had the fleeing gate man been employed from a registered company, it would
have been easy for police to get him. “How can one who owned a property worth
about N300 million not be able to employ the services of a registered security
agents, but chose to go for cheap labour?”
Indications emerged,
yesterday, that the 50-year-old businesswoman, whose discomposing body
was found in her apartment last week at the Victoria Garden City, VGC,
was allegedly murdered by her gate man, following an argument over the
latter’s salary.
Vanguard was reliably informed that the deceased, Mabel Okafor, who
lived alone in her palatial duplex at House J68B, Close 9, VGC, Ajah,
had no domestic worker except the gate man.
The gate man, with an undisclosed identity, was said to have resumed
work about two months ago. He was reportedly brought by the deceased’s
former gate man.
When Vanguard visited the house yesterday, security was beefed up in the
area, with residents refusing to speak to this reporter.
However, a resident who did not want his name in print, said: “Nobody
knew that the woman was dead until last Friday. We learned that she was
stabbed last Wednesday, but it was not until her church members visited
on Friday that they found her decomposing body.
“The gate of the building was only bolted, but not locked when the
church members came.
“One of them said they became apprehensive after several calls to her
mobile telephone indicated that her line was switched off, prompting
them to pay her a visit, only to be welcome with a stench from her room.
“Her body was found on the floor of the sitting room downstairs, with a
knife protruding out of her stomach.
Gate man’s threat
“After her death, some gate men from the suspected culprit’s ethnic
group said he had boasted that he would leave an indelible mark on her
madam, following argument over increase in his salary.
“They said he claimed he was being paid N20,000 but demanded for an
increase of N10,000 but the woman refused. The fleeing gate man was
quoted by some gate men here to have argued that he usually washed his
madam’s car and also swept the compound.”
Another resident, who simply gave his name as Goke, said: “Police have
not been able to get the gate man since the incident occurred, neither
have they been able to reach the one that brought him.
“In fact, the gate man went away with her phone. We have been warned
several times to employ private guards from registered security
companies, but some landlords here do not heed the advice.
“Had the fleeing gate man been employed from a registered company, it
would have been easy for police to get him.
“How can one who owned a property worth about N300 million not be able
to employ the services of a registered security agents, but chose to go
for cheap labour?”
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