The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man, Sunday Amaefula, for allegedly stabbing his neighbour to death with a broken bottle.
The deceased, Chibuike Nwanne, and the suspect both lived in the Mafoluku area of Oshodi.
Report has it that Nwanne and his wife returned home from a party when an argument ensued between him and Amaefula’s brother, Ifeanyi Emmanuel.
The argument was said to have degenerated into a fight and in the process, Amaefula allegedly stabbed the 43-year-old to death.
In a statement on Tuesday, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said that Nwanne was survived by his pregnant wife.
He said, “Police operatives attached to the Makinde Division, Lagos State, on Monday, February 22, 2021, around 12.30am, arrested one Sunday Amaefula, 53, for stabbing one Chibuike Nwanne, 43, to death.
“Investigation revealed that the deceased had an altercation with the suspect’s brother, one Ifeanyi Emmanuel, his neighbour, before the suspect stabbed him to death with a bottle in their house. The deceased, who got married last year, is survived by his pregnant wife.”
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