28-Year Old Man Stabbed To Death Over N50 Loaf Of Bread In Lagos

According to Punch Metro, the busy street of Yaba, Lagos made the headlines for the wrong reasons after a bread vendor allegedly stabbed a 28 year old man named Ajayi Peters, aka Ajana who interfared in a business transaction involving the bread vendor and an unnamed customer who was pleading for credit facilities.

 

 

The ill fated event took place at a roundabout on Church Street, Makoko, Yaba, where Yinka sold bread on a slab. The source speaking to The Punch Metro revealed that:
 

 “The incident happened on Tuesday, June 16, around 11pm. The man that died was collecting fees from traders. He and Buredi (Yinkam bread vendor) had been having issues because Ajana (Peters) and some members of his group sometimes threw away his goods whenever they had problems with him.

“But on that day, a man had approached him to buy N50 loaf of bread on credit. The bread seller started shouting at the customer that he should not come near his bread because he was not ready to sell on credit.

“At a point, Buredi said, ‘No powerful man on this street can take the loaf from me and give you.’”

It was learnt that the deceased, who felt insulted by the veiled reference to him, asked the suspect to give the customer the loaf. This was said to have aggravated the case as both men took turns to insult each other.

Another resident, who did not identify himself, said Peters pushed the suspect.

“The bread seller fell to the ground. In anger, he picked a knife and stabbed Ajana in the head. He started bleeding.

“But not realising the seriousness of the injuries, Ajana began to look for a weapon with which to attack back,” the resident added.

 

Ajana headed to a nearby hospital where he was treated but he suffered a relapse which cost him his life at 4am the following day.

 

The bread vendor was tricked into visiting Ajana for a necessary apology. On his arrival, he was pounced on by the angry youths in the area and subsequently handed over to the police.