The tragic incident took place at house No 5, Olalekan Adeoya Street, Off Liasu Road, Ikotun, Lagos, on April 15, 2016. When visited by a PUNCH correspondent, the father of the 23-year-old twins Elvis and Lewis Megwa, who is in his early 60s, explained what happened on that night which turned out to be the worst day of his life.
He said, “My boys – the twins – were standing on the veranda
watching the goings on on the street and at a girl walking out of the house
around 10.30pm. When the girl got to the guard’s kiosk, about 3 boys, who were
standing around the area, started harassing and groping her.
Elvis and Lewis
She raised
an alarm and I had to rush downstairs to challenge the boys, just to make them
stop. As I rushed downstairs, one of my twin boys followed me. I opened the
gate and noticed that the boys were still standing by. I asked them simply why
they were harassing the girl and one of them challenged me for asking them such
question.
They
started charging towards us, becoming aggressive, so, I pushed my son back. As
he was trying to move back, he fell and got up again. At that point, his
brother had come downstairs to ask what was happening.
Elvis
As we
retreated, they seemed to be surrounding us and before I knew what was
happening, Elvis had been stabbed on his neck. Lewis was also stabbed in the
shoulder and stomach. They were rushed to a nearby hospital where Elvis was
pronounced dead.”
As of now,
Lewis has not been informed that his twin brother is dead. They’re allegedly
stabbed by one Alex Onuora, who has since fled. The police spokesperson, Dolapo
Badmus, who confirmed the case said the police are still on his trail.
Culled from PUNCH
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