
A 23-year-old man has been stabbed to
death at No 37, lkarigbo Street,
Igbogunrin in lgbokoda, llaje Local
Government Area of Ondo State.
The deceased was said to have been attacked by
three young men owing to his inability to pay
N100 he borrowed from one of his friends.
Police sources said the remains of the deceased
have been deposited at the State Specialist
Hospital mortuary, Akure, for autopsy.
Two suspects Iwajomo Oluwise and Fayemi
Ajide have been arrested in connection with the
murder. It was gathered that the suspects
approached the deceased and demanded that he
pay back the debt being owed one of them.
His refusal to repay the money reportedly
provoked a hot argument that later degenerated
into a fight, prompting one of the suspects to
stab the deceased in the stomach.
Eyewitnesses said the assailants attempted to
escape when they realised their victim had
become unconscious but a team of policemen,
that had earlier received information of the
incident moved to the scene and accosted them.
The Ondo Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO,
Wole Ogodo, confirmed the incident, saying two
of the suspects have been arrested while the
other escaped.
According to Ogodo, preliminary investigation
revealed that the deceased until his death owed
one of his assailants and that his inability to
repay led to his death.
Describing the incident as unfortunate, he said
the suspects had since been transferred to the
State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID,
for further investigation, adding that they would
soon appear in court.
Ogodo added that efforts are on to apprehend
the fleeing suspect just as he warned people to
learn how to report their differences to the
police for possible settlement and stop taking
laws into their hands.