A 21-year-old man, Israel Oluranti, has been arrested by the police in Ogun for allegedly stabbing one Farooq Olusegun, 18, to death.
The incident occurred at Ope-Ilu area of Agbado, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State on Christmas day.
Trouble started when an argument ensued over a missing phone, which the deceased accused the suspect of having in his possession.
This infuriated the suspect, who picked an empty beer bottle, broke it and stabbed the victim on the chest with it. Olusegun was quickly rushed to a nearby hospital, but he gave up the ghost before reaching the hospital.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said that the father of the victim Kolawole Abiola lodged a complaint at Agbado Divisional Headquarters and the DPO, CSP Omonijo Sunday, detailed police detectives to the scene, where the suspect was promptly arrested.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.
