The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man, Julius Oliseh, for allegedly stabbing to death 23-year-old Isikilu Shittu at a burial at Mowe, in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state.
The incident was said to have occurred on Sunday, August 5, 2018, around 2pm in Ogunru village.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at the Mowe Police Station by Isikilu’s brother, Akeem Shittu.
He said,
“Akeem reported that he was at a burial party with his brother in Ogunru village via Mowe when argument ensued between the suspect and his late brother over an undisclosed minor matter.
“Consequently, he said the suspect broke a bottle and stabbed the victim in the neck and he died on the spot.”
Oyeyemi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said the Divisional Police Officer, Mowe Police Division, Francis Ebhuoma, led his men to the scene where the suspect, who had been struggling to escape, was arrested.
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