19 year old Enugu state indigene, Tochukwu Anosike has been arrested
by the Lagos state police command for killing his friend, 15 year old Imo state
indigene, Nonso Monyasa, during an argument over who would occupy a seat at
their shop where they are both learning a trade in Lagos.
Punch reports that the young men had been friends in the
last two years after the suspect moved to Lagos to learn a trade in the same
shopping complex where the deceased was also an apprentice.
On the day of the incident, the deceased had gone to meet
Tochukwu to take his seat which they jokingly dragged. Suddenly Tochukwu became
angry over the argument and punched his friend in the stomach. The deceased
died less than an hour later.
Tochukwu was arrested and taken to the police station where
he said he never punched his friend with the intention of killing him. He said
they had always engaged in such friendly physical combat before. He pleaded for
forgiveness.
"I have always lived in the village. My father died
when I was in primary five.
When I finished my secondary school in the village
in 2013, my brother, Anayo, brought me to Lagos so I could learn a trade. I met
Nonso (Monyasa) here when I started work as a sales apprentice and we became good
friends. But on Sunday, Ejike, who was Nonso’s boss, came to pick a seat in my
shop and asked Nonso to take my seat for himself.” he said. Read more after cut
The suspect said when the deceased picked his seat from his
shop, he (Nonso) punched his lap which resulted in his phone getting damaged
"I told him my phone had developed a fault because of
the punch he gave me, but he walked away. I went back to my seat and told him
the next time he did that, I would beat him up. He said I could not beat him.
He came and hit me with blows, and I gave him a punch in the stomach. He held
his belly and went inside their shop,” he added. Nonso died afterwards
A family member of the deceased said medical examinations
showed he died of internal bleeding. He however said the deceased family has
requested that the case against the suspect be dropped as they are not
interested in pursuing any legal matter.
“When we rushed him to the hospital, the doctor said he
suffered internal bleeding, which killed him. The boy’s family has been
informed in the village and they told me to withdraw the case because they are
not interested in pursuing court matters.”
Source: Punch
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