CITIZENS COMPASS–Two friends have reportedly died in Delta State following a bloody clash over an alleged affair with a girlfriend.
Both friends simply identified as Igala and Pedro reportedly met their untimely death in Ogume community, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of the State.
One of them, identified as Igala, was said to have been stabbed to death by his friend, Pedro, who was killed in a reprisal attack by a mob on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Spokesperson, Delta State Police Command, Bright Edafe, confirmed the killings yesterday.
Sources said the deceased hailed from Ogbe-Ogume and Igbe Ogume quarters of the community.
“Both boys are friends and they are commercial motorcyclists, (Okada riders)” a source said, adding that one of them (Pedro) had issues with his girlfriend and his friend (Igala) tried to resolve the issues.
“In the process, his friend suspected that he had started dating the girl. In the process of dealing with that, issues arose.”
He said Pedro confronted Igala and stabbed him to death,
“After killing him, a reprisal attack occurred when the whole thing was let loose as the man (Pedro) was later killed by a mob.”
Spokesperson, Delta State Police Command, SP Edafe Bright, could not be reached at press time.
