Anthony Ogboru, a driver
with Worldwide Commercial Ventures located in Matori area of Lagos, has been
arrested for allegedly stabbed one of his neighbours. Jonathan Ameh, a father
of three, in a fight at their residence in Gowon Estate, Okunola, Egbeda, Lagos
state to death on December 22, 2014.
In this interview with Crime Guard, Ogboru said:
In this interview with Crime Guard, Ogboru said:
“I never intended to kill him. I have never killed anyone
in my life. It was a mistake… “,
He paused
...Continuing, he said:
“After my sister reported the matter to me, I went
straight to Jonathan, not with the intention to fight with him. I knocked on
his door twice before he came out and angrily asked what I wanted . When I
asked why he barged into the bathroom while my sister was bathing without even
apologising to her, he responded by asking if that was why I came knocking that
late . Thereafter, he banged the door in my face, saying I should leave if I
had no better issue to discuss with him .
At that point, I shouted at the top of my voice, warning
him to stay off my siblings and the next thing he did was to open the door and
told me that I had no right to issue him any warning. He dared me to repeat the
warning and when I did, he punched me in the face and we started
fighting.
After the first round of fight, I was taken to a
restaurant in front of my house. While there, Jonathan came from nowhere with
an iron rake, which he landed on my head. He raised the rake again with the
intention to hit me the second time . At that point, I took a knife I saw in
the restaurant with the aim of defending myself. In the process, it pierced
into Jonathan’s chest.
I never knew it was stuck in his chest because we still continued fighting. Even when I saw blood, I thought it was from my body”
I never knew it was stuck in his chest because we still continued fighting. Even when I saw blood, I thought it was from my body”
“I feel very bad about the incident that caused his
death. I swear I did it in self defence. We have never been at loggerheads.
“Before the incident, my sister sold a phone to him for
N3000. About a week later, he said the phone was bad and insisted that his
money be refunded. I appealed to him to give me sometime to pay him. But at the
end, he said I should forget about the money and the matter ended like that.
So, you see, I have no reason for killing him. It was all a mistake.”
The Lagos State Police
Public Relations, spokesperson, Kenneth Nwosu, said the suspect would soon be charged to
court.
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