Man stabs friend to death over money gift in Lagos
A young man identified as Tobi Adeleke has died after his friend, Michael Mathew allegedly stabbed him in the neck during a dispute.
It was gathered that Adeleke, Mathew, and other friends gathered on Adewunmi Adebiyi Street in Agege Lagos, around 11pm on Saturday and tried to share some money given to them.
A fight reportedly broke out among the friends concerning how the money was to be shared and Mathew allegedly used a broken bottle to stab Adeleke in the neck.
Adeleke was reportedly rushed to a nearby hospital after which he was referred to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, for treatment.
He was later confirmed dead and Matthew was subsequently arrested by the police.
A friend of the deceased told Punch, “I got back from work around 10pm and I was outside my house when Matthew came and was acting weird. He was trying to play with me, but I told him to leave me alone because I was tired.
“After some time, I saw that a fight had broken out involving some of my friends. Before I got there, Matthew had stabbed Adeleke.
“Immediately I got to the scene of the incident, I quickly joined others to rush Adeleke to a nearby hospital where first-aid treatment was administered on him before he was referred to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja. He died at the hospital.
“I learnt that Adeleke was not part of those that were fighting, he was just trying to settle the dispute that ensued among some of them while they were trying to share money. He did not know that Matthew was holding a weapon.”
