‘His intestines popped out’: Two homeless men fight over married woman in Lagos

by Adeola Balogun

TBS, where the incident occurred.

A homeless man in Lagos has had his stomach ripped in a fight that ensued between him and another homeless man in the state.

The two men, known simply as ‘Baba’ and ‘Owuye’ are said to have gotten into a fight over a married woman.

Things got violent between the duo after Owuye reportedly smashed a bottle on Baba’s head leaving the elderly man bleeding profusely.

Baba in turn retaliated and slashed his opponent across the stomach. This resulted in a gaping wound through which eyewitnesses say Owuye’s intestines “popped out”.

According to Laila’s blog:

Doctors at the Lagos Island General Hospital are battling to save the life of a 34-year-old man, identified only as Owuye, whose stomach was ripped open on New Year’s Eve.

According to eyewitnesses, the victim – Owuye and an elderly man, identified simply as Baba, were involved in a fight over a married woman.
Owuye’s intestines had popped out, causing him to lose a lot of blood.

At Tafawa Balewa Square, where the incident took place, an eyewitness, Soji, said Owuye was the first to attack the elderly man.

He said both the victim and the elderly man were both jobless people who usually sleep in buses at TBS.

Soji said:

In the afternoon, we were arranging chairs at TBS for a church, which was planning to hold a watch night service, when we saw the both of them fighting. Apparently Baba was smooching a woman said to be around 50 years when Owuye caught them.

Owuye was the first to attack the man. We pleaded with Owuye to leave Baba alone but he refused.

Owuye broke a bottle on Baba’s head and the man began to bleed profusely. When baba had recovered from Owuye’s initial assault, he, in turn, stabbed him (Owuye) with a broken bottle in the stomach and his intestines fell out. Both victims held each other by the waistband as they bled.”

In the ensuing pandemonium, the woman, whom the duo was fighting over, fled the scene.

It was learnt that the matter was immediately reported to a police post at the old National Assembly Complex at TBS and the elderly man was arrested and taken to the Lion Building Police Station.

A recharge card vendor at the scene said:

“We pleaded with the duo to go to the General Hospital, Marina, Lagos, for medical attention but they continued to fight.

When Owuye collapsed, a tricycle was used in moving both of them to the hospital. A few hours later, we bought blood for Owuye. We have also been told to donate money for his treatment.

I wonder why two grown men would be fighting over a married woman. Baba is even married with children. Owuye is a violent man and he wanted to have her all to himself.
A friend of Owuye said:

“Many people think he died but he is still alive. If not that the General Hospital is a few metres away from where he was stabbed, he would not have survived.”

When contacted on the telephone, Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, confirmed the incident adding that investigations were ongoing.

“We had a case of grievous harm. It involved two suspects that fought at TBS. Both were injured but one was stabbed in the stomach. They were rushed to the hospital where the stabbed suspect was admitted. However, the other suspect (Baba) is being detained at the Lion Building Police Station. Investigations are ongoing.”

 

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