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By Afeez Hanafi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An occupant of Taiwo Street, Mafoluku, Oshodi area of Lagos,\nTaiwo Eluyemi, dispersed some neighbours who came to his apartment to watch\nmovies on Wednesday in compliance with social distancing rule to curtail the\nspread of coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He never knew the action would cost him his life 24 hours\nlater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the neighbours identified simply as Habeeb, who was\nupset by Eluyemi\u2019s action reportedly ambushed him along the street on Thursday\nand hacked him to death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
City Round learnt that Eluyemi was popular in the\nneighbourhood, a personality that attracted people to his house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was gathered that Habeeb, who also resides on Taiwo\nStreet, and his friends stormed Eluyemi\u2019s house on Wednesday to watch movies\nbut he turned them back on the grounds that his apartment was becoming crowded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eluyemi\u2019s countenance was said to have angered Habeeb,\nresulting in an altercation between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A tenant in the area, Tope Akande, told our correspondent\nthat some people intervened and both parties went their separate ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said Eluyemi was returning from a church with his son\nwhen Habeeb waylaid him and stabbed him in the back and hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He stated, \u201cThere was a misunderstanding between Mr Eluyemi\nand Habeeb on Wednesday. Habeeb and his friends went to the man\u2019s house to\nwatch movies but he (Eluyemi) was not comfortable with it in the light of the\nsocial distancing everyone is trying to observe to avoid contracting\ncoronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe asked them to leave which led to a disagreement but it\nwas later settled amicably. The man went to pick his son from the church not\nknowing Habeeb was already looking for him. He attacked the man with a cutlass\nand inflicted injuries on his back and left hand. He bled to death on the spot.\nThe suspect has been handed over to the Makinde Police Station.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A source in the community disclosed to City Round that\nHabeeb and Eluyemi had an issue sometime ago which was triggered by the\nWednesday face-off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The source said, \u201cPeople usually go to his house to watch\nEuropean League matches and movies. He was popular on the street and his house\nwas opened to youths. The suspect had also been going there. As a result of the\npresent situation, he didn\u2019t want people to gather in his apartment again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe suspect and some youths went there on Wednesday\nafternoon and he told them to go away. It was after the incident happened on\nThursday that I learnt they (Habeeb and Eluyemi) had a misunderstanding\nsometime ago. The suspect should be in his late twenties, while the deceased is\nin his forties.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala\nElkana, while confirming the incident, said investigation had commenced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said, \u201cThe suspect is already in custody. Two of them are\nfriends. They had a misunderstanding. We are investigating the circumstances\nthat led to the murder.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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