A certain 29-year old bricklayer, known as Ibrahim Tijani, is presently biting his fingers in regrets as he is gradually paying for his grievous crime.
Tijani is being detained at the Ogombo police station in the Okun Ajah area of Lagos state for killing his 57 year old neighbour, Bashorun Okanla during an argument that ensued over fumes emanating from his generator.
It was gathered that the men reside at an uncompleted building in the Okun Ajah. Ogombo area of Lagos state.
However, trouble started when Bashorun Okanla approached Tijani and told him that the fumes coming out of his generator was disturbing him, the complaints followed up with a severe argument.
The two men got into a fist fight and before anyone could stop it, Tijani went into his house, got a cutlass and attacked Bashorun with it. The cut him on the head and hand. Bashorun was rushed to the hospital where he died.
Knowing the consequences of his actions, Tijani, immediately reported himself to the Ogombo police station where he told them what happened.
According to him, "on Sunday, I turned on my generator and when Baba Ade (Okanla) asked me to turn it off, I refused. Then he used a stick to hit me and we started fighting. A neighbour came and separated us and asked me to sit down beside him. But Baba Ade still went and destroyed my generator. I became angry and went inside my house and picked my cutlass. I used it on him".
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Nwosu Kenneth confirmed the incident and hinted that further investigation is still on going.
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