A 39-year-old man vulcanizer, Sunday Orishagbemi, was stabbed to death while trying to settle a quarrel between two men in Zango Daji Quarters, Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State.
It was gathered that the incident happened on Friday April 21, when a friend of the deceased at Ganaja junction, Lokoja, went 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 ensued between them.
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Concerned about the development, the deceased came in to settle the quarrel between his friend and the man.
In the process, the son of the owner of the house brought out a knife and stabbed him (Orishagbemi) to death.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP William Ovye Ayah, who confirmed the incident during 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.
The PPRO assured that the suspect would be arraigned in court for prosecution as soon as investigation is concluded in the case.
