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Toluchukwu
Anosike, 19, has been arrested for allegedly killing his friend, Nonso Monyasa,
15, during a struggle for a seat in their working place.
Toluchukwu and Monyasa were both sales apprentices
on Layi Padeola Street, and had been friends for two years when the suspect
came to Lagos.
However, on the fateful
day, the deceased was said to have asked for the seat of the suspect, and after
“playful fights.” the latter took offence. The suspect, while begging for
forgiveness, said he never knew his friend would die.
“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.”
Toluchukwu said he
resisted and when he checked his phone in his trousers pocket, it was switched
off.
“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.
It was learnt that about
30 minutes later, the victim was driven back to the shop, where the suspect was
also picked up en route to the hospital.Monyasa was confirmed dead at the
hospital.
The police were
subsequently alerted and the teenager was arrested.
“We were playing that day.
I did not have any intention of killing him,” Toluchukwu said.
The victim’s cousin,
Ifeanyi Nwokemodo, said “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.”
The Police Public
Relations Officer, Kenneth Nwosu, said the police was aware of the incident. He
added that the case had been transferred to the Criminal Investigation
Department.
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