A person recognized as Monday Ogbole reportedly killed a neighbor, Murtala Jimoh, throughout a struggle in Itele Awori space of Ogun State on Saturday.
Though the rationale for the struggle was unknown on the time of submitting this report, a police supply mentioned PUNCH Metro that the suspect killed the sufferer with a stick.
Our correspondent discovered that the duo, who had been mentioned to be neighbours, had engaged in a violent duel and makes an attempt by different neighbors to separate the 2 yielded no outcomes.
Observing that the deceased sufferer had the higher hand, the suspect is alleged to have encountered his compound, and the individuals attempting to separate them thought that they had seen the tip of the duel.
Nevertheless, our correspondent gathered from the supply that individuals had been shocked and tried to run to security once they noticed the suspect with a heavy stick.
Earlier than the sufferer might notice what was occurring, the suspect allegedly hit the stick on the sufferer's head, after which he reportedly fell on his again with blood pouring from that a part of his head.
Shocked by the grotesque scene they simply witnessed, the police supply informed our correspondent that the sufferer was instantly taken to a close-by hospital the place he was mentioned to have died midway to the Lagos College Educating Hospital in Lagos the place he was mentioned to have been. referred.
Confirming the incident to our correspondent on Monday, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Odutola Omolola, mentioned the suspect had been arrested, including that the case can be transferred to the State Prison Investigation Division as soon as preliminary investigations had been accomplished.
“An post-mortem will happen. The physique has already been deposited on the Ota Normal Hospital mortuary. We guarantee the household that justice shall be served,” Odutola mentioned.
