AAUA graduate stabbed to death over N1,000 debt

A graduate of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba, Akoko (AAUA) has been stabbed by an indigene over a debt of N1000.

The deceased, who has been identified as Temitayo, was reportedly stabbed with scissors in the late hours of Thursday, April 6, around Ebenco filling, opposite Akua junction, Akungba.

Some passersby’s rushed to Aduloju Hospital where he was stabilize for a few hours. However, he became worst due to the injuries he sustained.

According to the University’s Student Union, Temitayo had intervened dispute between an “Egbon Adugbo” and a third party who owned the Egbon Adugbo an amount of N4000. However Temitayo promised to settle the bill for the latter.

Temidayo was able to reimburse the perpetrators 3000 naira out of the 4000 naira but was unable to pay the remaining 1,000 naira outstanding which resulted into an argument causing the death of the fresh graduate.

“A guy (the third party) was owing them money,” the source said “and he told them (the perpetrators) that he will help the guy to pay the money to avoid drama. So he paid 3k out of the 4K and couldn’t raise the last 1k. So they started disturbing him and he said they should stop disturbing him that he did not owe them that he only rendered a help and this afternoon(today) a guy came into the villa.”

“As usual they acted as Egbon ADUGBO to collect money. So he said he can’t give them, which led into an argument as if they’d meant to deal with him … and they came from nowhere to stab him after a lot of arguments and they scattered the villa with bottles and spoiled our gate”, the student Union told the Gazette.