Residents of Ibafo in Ogun State have been thrown into mourning after a tenant identified as Abdullahi allegedly slaughtered his 85-year-old landlady, Raliat Olasupo with a knife.

Abdullahi committed the act during an altercation over N9,000, which the deceased was supposed to pay him for roofing one of the rooms in the house.

It was learnt that the deceased popularly called Iya Ibadan, prior to her death had accused Abdullahi of being a trouble maker, and had got the police to arrest and eject him from the house.

Tragedy however struck on Friday when Abdullahi allegedly sneaked into the 85-year-old’s room at about 8pm, and murdered her with a knife.

Following the discovery of Olasupo’s corpse by her tenants and neighbours, the matter was consequently reported at the Ibafo Police Division, and Abdullahi was arrested.

Reacting to the incident, a tenant said Abdullahi, who had lived in the house for about four years, slaughtered the deceased with a knife and staggered out, behaving like a drunk.

He said, “On Friday, we were sleeping when there was an alarm at about 10pm. All of us rushed into the landlady’s room, and found her in a pool of blood. There were knife cuts on her neck and other parts of her body. Abdullahi was still around the area.

“Abdullahi used to be a good friend of the landlady, but they fell out about two weeks ago. There was an issue bordering on the roofing of one of the rooms in the house, and Abdullahi was the one who coordinated the people who worked there.

“I think the work was not properly done, and the man demanded N9,000 from the landlady as payment for the work. So, they had a disagreement.

“Some days ago, the landlady brought policemen from Ibafo to warn Abdullahi, and to ask him to leave the house. His property was thrown out, and the landlady warned him not to return to the house.”

The tenant added that they were shocked when Abdullahi, who had threatened to deal with the landlady, then showed up on Friday to attack the woman in her room.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Muyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the incident noted that the matter has been transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Abeokuta, for further investigation.

“The suspect is in our custody, and investigations are ongoing on the matter. The matter is now with the SDCI, Abeokuta. When we conclude our investigation, the suspect will definitely be charged to court,” Adejobi said.