A
25-year-old casual worker, Raphael Nwoye, on Tuesday allegedly went on the rampage
in the Ajao Estate area of Lagos State, stabbing a 33-year-old colleague,
Ifeanyi Onuoha, to death for insulting his lover, and injuring two others who
tried to make peace.
We learnt that 33-year-old Onuoha was stabbed in the neck and in the back at
about 8am on Niyi Ogunbameru Street after the suspect claimed that Onuoha had
been rude to his lover, identified only as Ngozi, on several occasions.
It
was gathered that Nwoye, who was one of the casual workers who usually
offloaded containers, had an altercation with Onuoha a few weeks back over
Ngozi and had warned the deceased to desist from insulting his lover.
It
was learnt that on Tuesday, when Onuoha, also a casual worker, came into the
area to see whether there were containers to offload, there was a fresh
argument over Ngozi.
It
was said that Nwoye, who had a knife in a bag he carried, rushed at Onuoha and
stabbed him in the neck and in the back.
The
deceased reportedly moved away while two bystanders, one of them identified
only as Kenneth, tried to hold the suspect to prevent further attack.
An
angry Nwoye was said to have allegedly stabbed the two peacemakers, prompting a
resident to quickly alert the Ajao Estate Police Division to the bloody fight
on the street.
Onuoha,
Kenneth and the third victim, whose name had yet to be ascertained, were said
to have rushed to the Isolo General Hospital. While Onuoha died before reaching
the hospital, the two others were said to be receiving treatment.
The
suspect was thereafter arrested by the police.
The
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, said the case would be
transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigation for further
investigation.
Source: Punch Metro
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