Police operatives in Lagos State have arrested a 41-year old man, Tolulope Olowu, accused of stabbing his neighbour to death.
Olowu reportedly stabbed the 33-year old neighbour simply identified as Pablo at their residence in First Unity Estate, the Badore area of Ajah, Lagos State.
The incident happened after an altercation over a parking space on their street,. according to the police authorities.
The misunderstanding, despite efforts by co-residents to settle it, degenerated into a fisticuff during which Olowu reportedly stabbed Pablo to death.
The police spokesman in Lagos State, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement, said the incident happened on Saturday around 10.00pm at First Unity Estate, in the Badore area of Ajah.
The police spokesman, who disclosed that the suspect and the deceased are both residents of Gbadamosi Street in the estate, said the case was reported to the Langbasa Police Division on Sunday at about 2.00am.
He said: “They had a misunderstanding over parking of a vehicle on the street. In the process, Olowu allegedly stabbed Pablo with a knife in the stomach and he died on the spot.
“Based on the report, a team of detectives from the Langbasa Police Division visited and photographed the scene. The corpse has been evacuated and deposited at the morgue of the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Yaba for autopsy.
“Also, the suspect has been arrested with the exhibit of crime, while an investigation is in progress.”