A 53-year-old prominent electrical dealer, Mr. Adimike Godwin, was allegedly stabbed to death by his NYSC-member son following a heated argument over finances at their family residence in the Guzape area of Abuja.
A 53-year-old businessman, Mr. Adimike Godwin, has allegedly been killed by his son, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), following a heated argument at their home in the Guzape area of Abuja on Friday night. A source, who is an executive member of the Electrical Dealers Association of Nigeria (EDAN), described the deceased as a prominent electrical dealer, major importer, and respected real estate investor. The source revealed that Godwin, who owned luxury properties in Lekki, Lagos, as well as in the Guzape and Maitama districts of Abuja, frequently shuttled between both cities to manage his vast business interests and visit his first son, who oversaw some of the Abuja real estate assets.
The tragedy reportedly unfolded after the suspect returned from a nightclub and confronted his father regarding the allocation of family wealth and the alleged mismanagement of business funds. Detailing the confrontation, the EDAN executive stated: “We received news that one of our members, one of the big boys in the market, was involved in a tragic incident. He is an importer, a major dealer, and also involved in real estate. He travelled to Abuja to see his first son, who is serving there for his youth service and also manages some of his father’s real estate business. Godwin shuttles between Abuja and Lagos because of his business. We were told that his son, who is also reportedly into drugs, went to a club and later returned to his Guzape home, one of the estates he manages for his father. Apparently, a heated argument ensued after the son confronted his father about being unfair with money, citing how some of his friends’ fathers, who are not as wealthy, buy cars for their children. Following the confrontation and an argument over mismanagement of business funds, the son allegedly stabbed his father three times in different parts of the body as seen in the body of the deceased. The boy is currently in Police custody in Abuja, and the wife of the deceased has also been invited for questioning.”
In the wake of the incident, the traders’ union has taken swift administrative measures to safeguard the late importer’s assets while police investigations continue. The source explained that the union’s priority was to lock down the businessman’s commercial properties to protect his legacy, concluding: “As a union, our immediate action was to secure all his shops and warehouses to prevent anyone, including apprentices, from carting away goods. That is our normal procedure whenever such a tragedy happens to one of our members. We both belong to the Electrical Dealers Association of Nigeria (EDAN), and we are trying to get to the root of the matter. Some people have already visited his house, and the situation is very tragic.”
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