Man kills friend over quarrel with wife

Tragedy struck in Ijegun suburb of Lagos on New Year’s day as a father of five, was allegedly stabbed to death by his friend and co-tenant during a quarrel.

A witness, Ademola Adegbola, said that the quarrel started between the two friends when the victim, Olayiwola Stephen, 39, was trying to broker peace between Ibrahim Adetunji’s wife and other tenants in the building,

Adetunji allegedly got angry at the way the deceased was addressing his wife when mediating in the dispute, the witness said, adding that Adetunji, in anger, used a broken bottle to stab the victim. He said the incident happened at about noon on Jan. 1 at No 66, Lafunke Street, Ijegun, a suburb of Lagos.

Another witness, Mr Sharafa Ogunbisi, said that Stephen was first treated at a nearby hospital from where he was referred to Ayinke Hospital in Ikeja due to excessive bleeding. He said Stephen eventually died on the way to hospital where he was certified dead and his corpse was deposited at Isolo General Hospital mortuary.

The suspect was detained at IsheriOshun police station for further interrogation.

Spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, Chike Oti, said he was yet to be briefed of the incident.

The late Mr Olayiwola Stephen was an indigene of Ilua in Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State.

He left behind a wife, Mrs Fasilat Olayiwola, and five children. (NAN)