The police in Lagos have arrested a tenant Daisi Osusuwa for stabbing his landlord, Ismaila Mohammed to death over rent.
Mohammed and his brother, Saheed were said to have visited Odusuwa, who resides in their house on No. 27 Ojumola Street, Olodi-Apapa, to collect the rent, but a fight reportedly broke out between the tenant and the brothers.
Ismaila reportedly sustained life-threatening injuries after being allegedly stabbed with a broken bottle by Odusuwa and was rushed to the Femi Hospital, where he was said to have died.
Speaking on the incident, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana the brother of the deceased informed the command about the incident, adding that Ismaila died two days after the attack.
The PPRO stated, “On Sunday, May 12, 2019, around 2.05pm, one Saheed Mohammed, reported that around 2pm on the same day, he and his brother, Ismaila, came to No. 27 Ojumola Street, Olodi-Apapa, to collect rent from one of their tenants, Daisi Odusuwa. He further stated that along the line, both of them engaged in a fight with Odusuwa, who stabbed Ismaila all over his body with a broken bottle.
“The victim was rushed to the Femi Hospital for treatment and was confirmed dead on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, around 1.30am. The corpse had been deposited in the Mainland General Hospital mortuary for autopsy and the case has been transferred to the SCIID, Panti, for further investigation.”
