A Lagos man, identified simply as Asunmo, has stabbed and killed a driver, Sodiq Fatai for refusal to stay clear of his (Asunmo) prostitute girlfriend.
The alleged killer is now been detained at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, Lagos State.
Asunmo had reportedly challenged the victim over his relationship with the prostitute, whom he was dating. Notwithstanding Fatai’s denial, Asunmo allegedly attacked the victim and fled.
A community leader, who does not want his name in print confirmed the incident, saying his attention was called to Asunmo’s corpse, which was abandoned on a heap of refuse in the area.
He said, “I was told that the two men fought and one stabbed the other to death. The police from the Ijora Badia came to take the corpse away.”
Also another woman resident in the area, who does not want her name mentioned as well, said the two men were drunk.
“The men were always fighting after drinking. They fought after they were inebriated,” she said.
It is understood from another resident that the victim was a driver, while the suspect had no job.
A police source said Asunmo and Fatai fought over a woman.
He said, “Asunmo suspected that Fatai was dating his girlfriend and he confronted him. Although the man denied, he attacked and killed him. The woman in question is a prostitute.”
The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, said the suspect had been arrested.
“The corpse has been deposited in the morgue of the Mainland General Hospital. The suspect, who initially escaped, has been arrested,” Badmos said.
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