A 30-year-old man, Oluwagbemiga Shogbola, has reportedly stabbed his friend, Victor Olabiyo, to death over $150 (N61,950) proceeds of a business deal between them in the Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State.<\/p>\n
A police source confirmed that Shogbola was a suspected Internet fraudster.<\/span><\/p>\n It was gathered that Shogbola, aka Oja or Federal, accused the victim of cheating him and taking all the money to himself.<\/span><\/p>\n It was further learnt that as the disagreement degenerated into a fight between the men, some of their associates attempted to mediate, but to no avail.<\/span><\/p>\n At around 8pm on Tuesday, Shogbola was said to have posted a picture of Olabiyo on his WhatsApp status with a tag, \u2018RIP\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n The suspect, who is now in detention at the state police command headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, reportedly stabbed the victim to death around 11pm.<\/span><\/p>\n One of the deceased\u2019s friends, Onyemaechi Onwuzuribe, said Shogbola was given a hot chase as he attempted to board a motorcycle to flee the scene.<\/span><\/p>\n On seeing his bloodstained shirt, motorcyclists were said to have turned down his request for a ride.<\/span><\/p>\n The suspect reportedly raced to the Ilishan-Remo Police Station, where he handed himself over to the police.<\/span><\/p>\n According to Onwuzuribe,\u201dFederal was bloodied and I saw him running away though I did not know that he had stabbed Victor (Olabiyo). I knew that they fought earlier that morning over $150 and as soon as I saw him running, I sensed that he must have done something.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI grabbed him and just as I did, I saw people running after him and crying that he had stabbed Victor to death. That was when I and others tried to hold him, but he escaped and went to the police. If the boys had caught him, they would have lynched him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The victim\u2019s brother, Adebowale Opasanya, stated that the deceased was a professional fashion designer.<\/span><\/p>\n He said the incident was shocking as the two friends were close and visited each other often.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cVictor\u2019s death was shocking to us. I am dazed that his friend, Federal, was the one who killed him just because of $150. I had warned him about some of his friends, but I never thought Federal would do this.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe heard that Federal ran to Ilishan from Ifo due to something of this nature; he was accused of killing in that area as well,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n At Ilishan-Remo Police Station on Wednesday, a crowd of protesters demanded that the police hand over the suspect for jungle justice.<\/span><\/p>\n The Divisional Police Officer, SP Kunle Olaitan, while advising the people to go home, said the police were investigating the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n The remains of the deceased were reportedly deposited in the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu.<\/span><\/p>\n The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n He noted that the suspect had been transferred to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Eleweran, Abeokuta.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A 30-year-old man, Oluwagbemiga Shogbola, has reportedly stabbed his friend, Victor Olabiyo, to death over $150 (N61,950) proceeds of a business deal between them in the Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State. A police source confirmed that Shogbola was a suspected Internet fraudster. 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