A man has died after being stabbed to death by his neighbour in Ogun State.

 

Philip Fiama, a shuttle bus driver who lives at Sobande Close, Alagbole, Ajuwon, in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, was reportedly stabbed to death around 6.30pm on Sunday, Jan. 7, after confronting a neighbour named  Ikem  Emmanuel over an allegation of sleeping with his wife.

 

Fiama, an indigene of Adamawa State, was said to have accused Emmanuel of sleeping with his wife. This was said to have led to a fight during which Emmanuel stabbed the deceased to death, Punch reports.

 

Fiama died on the way to a hospital while Emmanuel fled.

 

The spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the killing.

 

Odutola told Punch, “The incident happened on Sunday, January 7. A landlord from Sobande Close, Alagbole, Ajuwon, at around 8pm on that day, came to report that one Philip Fiama, a tenant, accused Ikem Emmanuel, another tenant, of having sexual intercourse with his wife.

 

“This was reported to have led to a fight when Ikem  Emmanuel stabbed Fiama in the chest. The deceased was said to have been confirmed dead in one Tamara Hospital.

 

“The suspect has escaped to an unknown destination, and the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Ogun State Police Command headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, for discreet investigation. The police are also on the trail of the fleeing suspect.”