A man has died after being stabbed to death by his neighbour in Ogun State. What led to the stabbing Philip Fiama, a shuttle bus driver who lives at Sobande Close, Alagbole, Ajuwon, in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, was reportedly stabbed to death around 6.30pm on Sunday, Jan. 7, after confronting a neighbour named Ikem Emmanuel over an allegation of sleeping with his wife.
Fiama, an indigene of Adamawa
State, was said to have accused Emmanuel of sleeping with his wife.
This was said to have led to a fight during which Emmanuel stabbed the deceased to death.
He could not be saved Fiama
died on the way to a hospital while Emmanuel fled. The spokesperson for the
Ogun State Police Command, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the killing. Report
from police Odutola said: The incident happened on Sunday, January 7.
A landlord from Sobande Close,
Alagbole, Ajuwon, at around 8pm on that day, came to report that one Philip
Fiama, a tenant, accused Ikem Emmanuel, another tenant, of having sexual
intercourse with his wife. ‘This was reported to have led to a fight when Ikem
Emmanuel stabbed Fiama in the chest.
The deceased was said to have
been confirmed dead in one Tamara Hospital. ‘The suspect has escaped to an
unknown destination, and the case has been transferred to the State Criminal
Investigation Department, Ogun State Police Command headquarters, Eleweran,
Abeokuta, for discreet investigation. The police are also on the trail of the
fleeing suspect.’
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