Nigerian Police has arrested a car wash Operator, identified as Sheriff Balogun, 35 years old for allegedly killed his neighbor, identified as Mr Peter Elebo in Lagos.
Omokoshaban Learned that Late Mr Elebo was killed as result of altercation be him and Balogun over who will lock compound gate.
Comfirming the report, DSP Bala Elkana, Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos police command, said in a statement release on Sunday that the Mr. Balogun, the suspect, a car wash operator who lives at 32, Ola Street, Itire, had been apprehended.
He said that one Miss Faith Elebo, the daughter of the deceased, reported at Itire police station that Balogun had a fight with her father over when to close their compound’s gate.
“Balogun pushed down Elebo, resulting in him vomiting blood and he died on the spot,” Elkana said.
He added that the homicide detectives, led by the Divisional Police Officer, Itire police station, SP Barkfur Kromkyes, had visited the scene and that the corpse of the deceased had been deposited in mortuary for autopsy.
The police spokesman said that the suspect had been arrested and transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba, for further investigation and prosecution. (NAN)
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