The Lagos State Police Command
has commenced investigation into the murder of a 39-year-old barber, Azeez Solanke,
who was allegedly stabbed to death by one Segun Daniel in the Ojo area of Lagos
State, on Thursday last week.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the deceased was
stabbed to death following an argument over his generator.
Our correspondent, who visited the area, learnt
that the incident occurred around 10pm beside a jetty at the Ebute area of Ojo.
The elder brother of the deceased, Razaq Solanke,
told PUNCH Metro that Daniel stabbed his brother to death for no just
cause.
He said, “On January 9, 2014, I had just come out
of the hotel, where I went to watch the GLO/CAF Awards, when I saw a huge
crowd. I was told someone was stabbed to death, but I did not go close to the
scene. I just walked away.
“A few minutes later, someone informed me that it
was my younger brother that had been involved in a fight with Segun (Daniel)
and he had been stabbed. I raced down to the scene and was told that my
brother’s killer had fled. I put my brother into my car and drove to a hospital
where he was confirmed dead.”
PUNCH Metro learnt that irate youths
marched down to the family home of the suspect and laid the corpse of the
deceased at the entrance.
Our correspondent learnt that Daniel’s mother,
who is said to be the Iyaloja of the area, begged the youths to let the law
take its course.
It was learnt that the corpse was later deposited
at the Badagry General Hospital mortuary ,while the matter was reported at the
Ojo Police Division which is located a street away from the scene of the crime.
Narrating what transpired on the fateful day,
Razaq said, “My brother owns a barber’s shop in the area. I was told that he
had turned on his generator for his customers and when it was late, he decided
to turn it off as he wanted to leave.
“However, Segun (Daniel) challenged him and told
him not to turn off the generator as he wanted to still enjoy the electricity.
This led to an argument and subsequently, he stabbed my brother to death.”
Residents told our correspondent that the
suspect, who is still at large, was known for harassing residents as he was the
leader of a faction of touts at the Ojo Motor Park.
It was learnt that the suspect’s mother had been
arrested by the police with a view to making the suspect come out of hiding.
A relative of the deceased, who did not identify
himself, described the incident as a great loss to the family.
“Razaq was very talented. He was a footballer, a
professional boxer, an artist and also a barber. He was due to travel to Europe
this month where he would start work. He was not married and we have lost an
illustrious son.
“Razaq did not fight with his killer because if
he did, he would have won. He was stabbed in the neck from behind which means
he was caught unawares. We want the police to fish out his killer,” he said.
When contacted on the telephone, Police Public
Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, said she could not get the DPO for
details of the matter.
Source: Punch
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