CRIME- A bartender, Nyagh Isaiah, has reportedly led to the death of his colleague, Kingsley Kato, during a fight at a hotel on Ojuelegba Road, in the Surulere Local Government Area of Lagos State.
According to The Punch, Isaiah and Kato were attending to customers at the bar section of the hotel when an argument bordering on a Point of Sale transaction ensued between them.
During the argument they refused several entreaties by colleagues and customers to resolve their differences amicably.
However, the argument degenerated and the co-workers engaged each other in a scuffle that later involved the use of weapons, including broken bottles.
According to a source who works in the hotel, they initially did not make use of any weapon.
The colleague explained that it was during the fight that they both fell on empty bottles which broke and injured them at different parts of their bodies.
He said, “Both of them are from the same village. They were attending to customers when an argument started between them. I don’t know the cause of the argument that made both of them start engaging in a fight.
“As they were fighting, they both fell on empty bottles and the bottles broke. They continued fighting as they were rolling on the broken bottles and it pierced various parts of their bodies.
“One of them sustained injuries in the neck and chest, and the other person also sustained injuries in the stomach and other parts of his body. But the one that sustained injuries in the neck and chest was rushed to hospital where doctors confirmed him dead.”
The colleague said the matter was reported at the Surulere Police Division, adding that Isaiah was handed over to the police for prosecution.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has confirmed the incident.
He said, “The command has commenced an investigation into the matter. Cultism is a menace we are tackling headlong.”
