A secondary school student in Oshodi
area of Lagos threw decorum to
the wind yesterday, when he stabbed his
father in the right eye for failing to
buy him Christmas clothes.
The boy, a Senior Secondary School
(SSS3) student, who was identified
simply as Ikechi, was said to have held
his father, Anthony, hostage for some
minutes in their apartment on Arowojobe
Street, Osodi, before committing
the dastardly act, because the man failed
to buy him Christmas clothes.
According to family members, Anthony
was said to have explained to Ikechi that
he had only “small money” which barely
paid for the Christmas clothes of his
three siblings, but all appeals made by
his father fell on deaf ears.
Ikechi’s cousin, Ukachukwu, revealed that
Ikechi was so livid that he
quarrelled with his father through the
night, insisting that he must get his
Christmas clothes, because he wanted to
wear it to the birthday of a friend
at one of the beaches along the Victoria
Island-Epe Expressway, on Sunday.
According to Ukachukwu, when Anthony,
who works as a guard in a hotel, wanted
to leave for work, his son would not let
him leave.
“He accused his father of hating him and,
fed up with his complaints, the man got
his belt and began to flog the boy.
“As his father continued flogging him,
Ikechi reached for a knife and
stabbed him straight in the eye.
Upon
seeing the horror of his deed, Ikechi
took his heels.
“When I wanted to run off to the police
station to report the issue to the
police, his mother begged me not to, as it
will ‘involve more expenses.”
Anthony, who was rushed to the hospital
right away is under intensive care, while
family members are praying for him to
see properly with the eye again.
“But I doubt if he will still see with that
eye again,” Ukachukwu said.
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