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
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