Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a tricycle operator, Akintelure Festus, for allegedly beating his colleague, Adebayo Titus, to death over a minor argument, in the Oke-Aro area of the state,
Tricycle operators in the community were said to have met and agreed that the potholes on the roads be filled to make it passable by their tricycles.
According to Vanguard, on the day scheduled for the exercise, the 35-year-old victim refused to join others to fix the potholes.
An argument reportedly ensued between the deceased and the suspects that degenerated into fierce fisticuffs.
The deceased was reportedly hit severely and he collapsed before being rushed to a nearby hospital on Saturday where he died the following day.
The state police spokesperson, Funmi Odunlami, who confirmed the death of the tricycle operator said that the duo engaged in a fight and in the process, the deceased was hit and collapsed.
Odunlami added “the man was rushed by people around the vicinity of the fight.
“The victim collapsed as a result of the fight on Saturday and was confirmed dead early Sunday morning at the hospital.
“The case was reported at our ‘B’ Division area Headquarters in Akure.”
She said that the suspect would soon be charged to court.