A student of the Adekunle Ajasin University in Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, has been stabbed to death by an indigene during an argument over a N1,000 debt.
The deceased, simply identified as Temitayo, was stabbed with a pair of scissors in the early hours of Thursday, April 6, in the Akungba area of the state.
Temitayo was rushed to Aduloju Hospital along Iwaro Road, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
He recently signed out from the department of physics and electronics and was still in school waiting to defend his undergraduate project.
The university’s student union source told People’s Gazette that Temitayo had intervened in a debt payment dispute between an “Egbon Adugbo” and a third party, where he promised to settle the bill for the latter.
He was able to pay 3000 naira out of the 4000 naira but was unable to pay the remaining 1,000 naira outstanding, which resulted in an argument, causing his death.
“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 source said.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, confirmed the incident, saying,
“An indigene had an issue with a student, and one thing led to another, and he stabbed the student, which resulted in the student’s death.
“Students took to the street to protest. The body was taken to the morgue by the police, and while it was there, some people mobilized to the suspect’s mother’s house to set it ablaze.
“The police and the people are there to put out the fire. I believe supporting divisions, Ikare and Iwaro Area Command will join Akungba personnel to restore peace and normalcy.”
