Ajah man Akpan stabs neighbour to death during fight in Lagos

A resident of Ajah area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Isaac Akpan has reported stabbed his neigbour, Godwin Otto to death during a fight.

The suspect has been detained by the police.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement said the incident occurred on October 10, 2022, when the 35-year-old Akpan stabbed Otto to death during a fight.

Hundeyin said a group of people brought the suspect to the Ajah Police division to make the report.

He disclosed that the scene was visited by detectives from Ajah who removed the corpse to the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) Mortuary at Yaba for autopsy, while investigation was ongoing.

The spokesman, however, commended the people who brought the suspect to the police without taking law into their hands.