Why I Stabbed My Friend to Death - Lagos Cobbler Confesses

Posted by George on Mon 23rd Nov, 2015 - tori.ng

A 20-year-old cobbler has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his friend, identified only as Akeem, to death in the Mushin area of Lagos State.

Awolesi Ademola

20-year cobbler identified as Awolesi Ademola, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his friend, identified only as Akeem, to death in the Mushin area of Lagos State.

The two had been friends for some time but always had disagreements over minor issues which had led to scuffles, Punch reports.

The suspect, who had his shop around the railway line, said he started keeping Akeem at arm’s length when he began smoking hemp. He claimed that Akeem had attacked him for no reason on Tuesday around 10pm in his home, adding that he stabbed the victim in self-defence.

In his words:

“We have been friends for a long time but I chose to separate from him when he started living recklessly. He always tried to harass me even for no reason.

On that Tuesday, I was working on a shoe in my shop. I needed a knife to complete the work, so I rushed home to get a small table knife. I did not return it until the close of work that day.

On my way home, I saw Akeem standing in a corner close to my house and I just passed him. On getting home, I was told he had been there for a long time and I immediately suspected he was out for trouble; I chose not to talk to him.

Instead, I called a friend, Idris, and reported Akeem to him. He advised me not to make trouble with him. While I was seeing off Idris, who had also come to visit me that night at about 10pm, Akeem emerged from nowhere and started punching me, which was his usual way of harassing me.

When I saw he was overpowering me, I brought out the knife to scare him. But unfortunately, while we were struggling for the knife, I stabbed him in the hand.”

The suspect said when he observed that the victim started bleeding, he fled the scene. He said a neighbour later called him on the phone to demand money for Akeem’s treatment, but since he did not have any, he could do nothing.

It was learnt that the victim was rushed to a herbal clinic, where he lost a lot of blood and passed away. The culprit has been handed over to the police for prosecution.