Footballer kills mechanic in Lagos

Disagreement over age difference has led to the death of a mechanic, Moruf Sanni, in the Yaba area of Lagos State. Moruf and a resident, identified simply as Somebody, had first fought on Sunday night.
According to Punch, The fight was reportedly over age rivalry as Somebody claimed to be older than Moruf, while the 23-year-old victim said he was older and deserved to be respected by the former. Some elders in the community were said to have intervened and mediated between the duo.

However, on Monday, Punch’s correspondent was told that Somebody called one Jacob to beat up the victim and teach him a lesson. Jacob, a 20-year-old footballer from Afikpo North, Ebonyi State, was said to have accosted the victim and stabbed him several times in the neck and head until he gave up the ghost.

The incident happened on Ajoke Street in Ago village, Iwaya,Yaba. A resident, Sikiru Alabi, said he was attracted to the scene of the incident by the noise made by residents. Alabi, who described Moruf as a hardworking mechanic, said he met both the suspect and victim’s corpse tied together in the midst of a crowd.

He said, “That fateful Monday, around 7.30am, I heard people speaking that somebody had been killed.

“I did not want to go there, but when I learnt it was Moruf that was involved, I decided to see things for myself.

“On getting to the scene, I saw that the boy was dead. He was stabbed in the neck and head. The boy, who killed him, had also been arrested by the community and was chained to the corpse. People put the corpse on his shoulders and asked him to carry his load.”

He said to prevent a mob action, he quickly alerted policemen from the Sabo division.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the incident. He added that the matter had been transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigations.