The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a man, Bitrus Wurawa, for allegedly stabbing a 23-year-old man, Ezekiel Yohana, to death with a jackknife at Kara Market, in the Ibeju-Lekki area of the state.
Our correspondent gathered that the deceased borrowed N14,000 from the defendant in January and promised to pay in a few weeks, but he failed to do so despite several pleas from the defendant.In the scuffle that ensued, the deceased reportedly brought out a knife and the defendant snatched the knife from him and stabbed his back and hand.
Eyewitnesses who saw the deceased bleeding were said to have rushed him to the Epe General Hospital where he was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty. One Omotayo was said to have reported the case to the Akodo Police Division from where it was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba.
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