SAD! Peacemaker Stabbed To Death While Trying To Separate Men Fighting Over Girlfriend

Report says a peacemaker, Muhammed Obadimeji, has been stabbed to death while separating a fight between two men, Eniola Ayodele and Kayode Babashola, in the Dopemu area of Lagos State.

According to  PUNCH, Ayodele and Babashola were fighting over their girlfriend, Barakat Wasiu, when Obadimeji intervened to make peace.

It was gathered that in an attempt to stab Babashola, Ayodele, who was armed with a sharp object, mistakenly stabbed Obadimeji in the chest, he died in the process of being treated.

Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said a good Samaritan reported the incident to the police, adding that one of the rival lovers stabbed Obadimeji, while trying to separate them.

He added that a team of policemen was mobilised to the scene of the incident, where Ayodele, Babashola and Barakat Wasiu were all arrested and brought to the station.

Meanwhile, Obadimeji’s corpse has been deposited in the mortuary of the General Hospital in Yaba for autopsy. Investigation is in progress and the case has been transferred to the SCIID, Panti, Yaba, for further action.