Lagos Mechanic Stabs Sales Boy to Death for Scratching His Client's Car

The police in Lagos State have
declared a mechanic, Fatai
Bashiru, wanted for allegedly
stabbing a sales boy,
Shedrach Emenike, also
known as Chiboy, to death in the Mushin area of Lagos for
scratching his client's car.

According to the Punch,
Bashiru stabbed Emenike, 23,
in the armpit and other parts
of his body, leaving him with
fatal wounds. The victim was
rushed to a general hospital where he was confirmed
dead. The suspect fled after
learning of Emenike's death
and his whereabouts is yet
unknown. A resident, who did not want
to be identified, said the
incident caused tension in the
area as the police later
returned to make some
arrests.

He said, "The boy worked in a
beer store and usually
supplied customers in the
area. The day before the
incident, he had gone to
supply goods to some customers and was alleged to
have mistakenly scratched a
car parked by the roadside
with the truck he drove.

"The following day, he had
gone to deliver goods again
when the mechanics in the
area spotted him and they
challenged him for scratching
a car belonging to their customers. In the process,
there was a disagreement
and the man (Bashiru) picked
one of the bottles in the
truck, smashed it on the
ground and stabbed Chiboy (Emenike) in the armpit."

The victim's boss, who
identified himself only as
Marcel, said the Emenike had
worked with him for only
three months before the
attack. "I rushed to the place and
saw him in a pool of blood. He
was rushed to a hospital
where he died. Since then,
the suspect had yet to be
found," he added. The police arrested some co-
workers of the suspect, but
later released them when
there was nothing linking
them to the crime. The state Police Public
Relations Officer, SP Dolapo
Badmos, confirmed the
incident, adding that
investigations were on. She said, "We have a report
that one Emenike was
stabbed to death by one
Bashiru. The corpse has been
deposited in the Mainland
Hospital mortuary, Yaba. Although Bashiru is on the
run, one of the suspects is
assisting police with
investigations." File Photo