Akinola Adeleye, a friend of John’s, is accused of fatally stabbing John following a dispute over who should pay for a plate of food.
In the Ifako Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State, the incident took place.
The two men reportedly disagreed about who should pay for the plate of food Akinola had consumed, and during the ensuing brawl, Akinola fatally stabbed John.
Some locals have reported that the tragic incident took place on Idiagbon Street, close to the local government offices, two weeks ago.
Further information revealed that the victim was squatting at the suspect’s home at the time of the argument over who would pay for a plate of food.
When explaining what happened on Wednesday, a local resident named Ugochukwu stated, “It happened that Akinola went and had a plate of food in their customary buka and after eating instead of paying he asked them to transfer his bill to the account of his friend who wasn’t there with him at the time.
“So, when the victim went to eat at the neighborhood restaurant, they told him he owed them for the meal his friend ate. He was shocked and angry that his friend would ask them to bill him without even informing him. So he immediately completed his meal and returned to his house to confront his friend about the debt that had been transferred to him. That is how their argument began. Akinola demanded John to leave his house right away as they were fighting over the issue, but John resisted, and the argument got worse.
“Akinola walked away from the altercation, returned with a knife, and stabbed John before anyone realized what had happened.