- It was further gathered that the victim had been leaving in the house of the suspect when they had the fallout over who would pay for a plate of food
- The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident, adding that the suspect had already been taken to the State Criminal Investigations Department
One Akinola Adeleye has allegedly killed his friend over the payment for food.
The suspects stabbed his friend to death after an argument ensued between them on who to pay for a plate of food the deceased ate at local restaurant in the area.
It’s gathered that the incident happened at idiagbon street adjacent to Ifako Ijaye Local Government Area headquarters of Lagos state.
It was gathered Akintola had confronted his friend over the passage of the bill of the food he ate to him, a situation that engendered a shouting match and heated argument and later morphed into a brawl during which Akinola stabbed John to death with a knife.
It was further gathered that the victim had been leaving in the house of the suspect when they had the fallout over who would pay for a plate of food.
The incident was said to have happened a fortnight ago.
“It happened that Akinola went and ate a plate of food in their usual buka and after eating instead of paying he asked them to add his bill to the account of his friend who wasn’t there with him at that time” Punch quoted a resident in the area, Ugochukwu, as saying.
“So, when the victim went to eat at the local restaurant, they informed him that he owed them for the food his friend ate. He was surprised and angry that his friend would ask them to bill him without even telling him about it.
“So, he quickly finished his meal and went home to confront his friend about the debt that was passed down to him. That was how they started quarrelling. As they were fighting over the matter, Akinola, out of anger asked John to pack out of his house immediately but John refused and the fight intensified.
“Before anyone knew what was happening, Akinola left the scene of the fight, rushed back with a knife and stabbed John. We had assumed the fight was over when Akinola left, only for us to see him rush at John with the knife.
“Before we could do anything, John was on the ground and blood was gushing out from his body. Everywhere became scattered in confusion.”
Another resident of the area said the corpse of the deceased has been handed over to the police.
Ugochukwu said it Akinola tried to escape under the cover of the pandemonium that had engulfed the scene but was caught by some young men in the area.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident, adding that the suspect had already been taken to the State Criminal Investigations Department.
He also disclosed that the case would be charged to court on Friday (today).