A tenant identified as Ikem Emmanuel has reportedly killed his co-tenant, Philip Fiama, for accusing him of sleeping with his wife in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State.
It was gathered that the incident happened on January 7 at about 6:30 pm at the residence of the deceased in Sobande Close, Alagbole, Ajuwon.
Fiama, a bus driver and an indigene of Adamawa State, was said to have confronted his co-tenant and asked why he had allegedly been having an affair with his wife.
This was said to have led to a fight during which the suspect stabbed Fiama to death.
The injured bus driver was said to have died while being taken to a hospital within the vicinity while Emmanuel fled to an unknown destination.
The spokesperson of the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident while speaking to our correspondent on Friday.
He said, “The incident happened on Sunday, January 7. A landlord from Sobande Close, Alagbole, Ajuwon, at around 8 pm on that day came to report that one Philip Fiama, a tenant, accused Ikem Chika Emmanuel, another tenant, of sleeping with his (Fiama’s) wife.
“This was reported to have led to a fight when Ikem Chika Emmanuel stabbed Fiama in the chest. The deceased was said to have been confirmed dead in one Tamara Hospital.
“The suspect has escaped to an unknown destination and the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Ogun State Police Command headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, for discreet investigation. The police are also on the trail of the fleeing suspect.”
