Man who killed 74-year-old dad turns himself in

The Oamens’ apartment

Nelson Oamen, the 34-year-old accused of stabbing his father,
Ehiremen, to death in the Ipaja area of Lagos, has turned himself
in to the police.
Our correspondent learnt that Nelson, who had earlier escaped
from the house, reported at the Ipaja Police Division on
Thursday. He had been reportedly transferred to the State
Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba, for further
investigation.
PUNCH Metro had reported on Monday, September 21, 2015,
that the suspect, said to be a drug addict, allegedly stabbed his
74-year-old father, an indigene of Edo State, to death in their
apartment in Block 272, Abesan Estate, in the Ipaja area.
The suspect, who was said to have fled the apartment after the
killing, allegedly removed the septuagenarian’s heart and
escaped with it.
Ehiremen, who was a retired worker in a company in Apapa, and
had lived in the estate for about 15 years, had been battling with
stroke before his son reportedly stabbed him to death.
It had been also reported that Nelson’s younger sister was the
one who discovered Ehiremen’s corpse after finding traces of
blood in the family’s sitting room. The lady, who did not want to
disclose her name, had found the septuagenarian in a pool of
blood. She subsequently raised the alarm.
Some neighbours and residents, who also rushed to the room to
see Ehiremen, observed that there was a deep hole on the left
side of his chest, and discovered that Nelson removed his
father’s heart before fleeing.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Nelson walked into the police station to
report himself on Thursday, during which he allegedly confessed
to the crime.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Joe Offor,
confirmed the arrest.
He said, “The man has been arrested. He actually handed over
himself to the police at Ipaja, who took him to the SCID, Yaba.
He has also confessed to the crime.”
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