Man stabbed to death while trying to settle fight in Kogi

A Kogi-based man Sunday Orishagbemi has lost his life while trying to settle a quarrel between two men

fighting in Zango Daji Quarters in the Adavi Local Government Area of the State on Friday.

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It was gathered that the tragedy started on Friday evening when a friend of the deceased, described as a vulcanizer at Ganaja junction, Lokoja, branched to urinate close to a building owned by one of the residents of the quarters.

According to an eyewitness, the owner of the building resisted the action and a quarrel began between them.

worried about the development, the deceased came in to settle the quarrel between his friend and the boy.

In the process, the son of the owner of the house was said to have brought out a knife and stabbed Orishagbemi to death.

Ayah, who confirmed the story in an interview with journalists in Lokoja on Saturday, said the deceased was killed at Okada Park at Zango Daji, adding that the suspect had been arrested by the police for investigation.

He promised that the suspect would be arraigned in court for prosecution as soon as the investigation is concluded in the case.

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