Wicked Cook Kills His Friend For Reporting Him To Police

The Lagos State police command has arrested a man, Daniel Okorie, for allegedly stabbing his friend, Onyeka Jackson, to death in the Iyana Isashi area of Lagos.

It was learnt that Okorie, who worked as a cook and was wanted by the police for beating up a female customer, allegedly killed Jackson for reporting him to the police station.

Okorie stabbed Jackson on the neck when he visited his apartment at Clinic Bus stop, Iyana Isashi.

It was gathered that the incident occurred around 6.30am on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 and was reported at the Isashi Police Division. According to Punch, Okorie, who hails from Ebonyi State, and Jackson worked as cooks in the Ijanikin area.

It was gathered that a week before the incident, a female customer was allegedly beaten up by Okorie, and the woman reported the incident at a police station.

Okorie was said to have fled while the policemen, who launched a manhunt for him, arrested Jackson and he was asked to produce his friend.

When Jackson left the police station, he headed for Okorie's rented apartment on Tuesday, and told him to report himself to the police.

Okorie was said to have become infuriated and an altercation ensued, during which he allegedly grabbed a knife and stabbed his colleague. Jackson was said to have been rushed to a private hospital in the area, where he was confirmed dead.

When Punch visited Okorie's apartment, a neighbour, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the suspect thought his colleague reported the assault to the police.

He said, "They both worked in a store in Ijanikin. They have another store in Iyana Era area. Sometime last week, Daniel (Okorie) beat up a woman, who was one of their customers. The woman went to the police station to report.

"When the policemen came, Daniel had run away. So, the policemen arrested Jackson when they could not find Okorie. When Jackson was released, the first place he went to was Daniel's place, warning him to turn himself in to the police.

"Daniel became angry, thinking that it was his friend who reported him to the police. An argument ensued and he stabbed him with a knife. He lost a lot of blood. He stabbed him in three places."

Okorie, at the State Department of Criminal Investigations, however, denied killing his friend for going to the police station.

He said, "Some minutes after I got home, Onyeka (Jackson) came to my house and started hitting my door. We had a disagreement in our place of work. I got a knife to threaten him to leave my house. I did not know the knife would hit him. I did not mean to kill him."

The Lagos Police PRO, SP Dolapo Badmos, said, "There was a fight between the friends and Jackson was stabbed to death. The suspect has been arrested and the exhibit has also been recovered. The corpse was deposited at the morgue of the Badagry General Hospital for an autopsy. Meanwhile, investigation is ongoing."