Vice Chairman of National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Palm
Grove branch, was allegedly stabbed by one of his members, Tuesday
night, over a girlfriend.
Two suspects, Ayodele Muyiwa and
James Friday, alleged to have carried out the attack, have been arrested
by police and are still being detained at Shomolu Division.
The
main suspect, Ayodele Muyiwa, has been having a brawl with the victim,
identified simply as Omotunde, whom he accused of snatching his
girlfriend.
A member of the union, who spoke on condition of
anonymity, said: “When Muyiwa came to the park on Tuesday, he engaged
Omotunde in a quarrel, accusing him of snatching his girlfriend to spite
him because he was rich.
“They started exchanging words. In the
process, Muyiwa carried a plank with which he threatened to hit
Omotunde. He bent down and dared Muyiwa to carry out his threat, but he
did not.
“At night, Muyiwa stormed the park in the company of
another person to attack Omotunde. They beat him, stabbed him in the
stomach and left.”
Preliminary investigation, according to police
sources, revealed that the main suspect had earlier been arrested for
being in possession of a gun during the union’s election.
He was reportedly taken to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Yaba, but was later released.
Confirming the incident, spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Olarinde Famous-Cole, said investigation had commenced.
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