A 21-year-old butcher recognized as Selim Ayodele has murdered his colleague for allegedly refusing to hitch him to brush their gross sales outlet available in the market after the day’s enterprise transactions in Ogun State.
Ayodele was stated to have stabbed to dying the 26-year-old deceased recognized as Ibrahim Wasiu on Sunday, October 18, within the Alagbole axis of the Akute/Ajuwon Satellite cities of Ifo native authorities space of the state after a scorching disagreement at their office.
The Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta, the state capital on Friday, stated police operatives have arrested the suspect after the incident was reported on the Ajuwon Police Divisional headquarters on Sunday evening.
Babaseyi stated preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased and the suspect had completed the day’s work at a cow meat-selling outlet in Alagbole when a misunderstanding arose over sweeping the ground.
“During the altercation, the suspect, Ayodele allegedly picked up a knife and stabbed the deceased in the left side of his chest before twisting the weapon. The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was confirmed dead on arrival,” he stated.
The Ogun PPRO revealed that the suspect was already in police custody as investigations continues forward of prosecution, whereas corpse of the deceased was additionally deposited on the morgue of a non-public hospital within the arra for post-mortem.
“The Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, CP Bode Ojajuni however, reaffirmed the command’s commitment to prompt response, thorough investigation and the lawful prosecution of offenders”.
“He urged residents to exercise restraint, resolve disagreements peacefully and report criminal incidents promptly”.
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