A man identified as Godstime Oke, allegedly murdered his roommate and friend, Gaga Allia, over N300 electricity bills in Okumagba layout (Warri, Delta State).

The incident took place in their one-room apartment at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, 14 December 2022.

Oke and Allia were reportedly involved in a fight that led to Oke allegedly stabbing the victim in the neck with a broken glass bottle.

Allia eventually bled to death as a result of the severity of the injury.

After committing the crime, the suspect fled to Ugborikoko, a neighboring Warri, but was captured and handed to the Nigerian Police Force (B) Division on Thursday, December 15.

During interrogation, Oke explained that he was the one collecting money for their compound since there was a light problem in their neighborhood.

According to him, the fight broke out when Gaga refused to refund the sum of N300 which a tenant had paid to him when he was not around.

He claimed that during the fight that ensued between the two of them, one of his friends Tega, who was around, broke a bottle, and gave it to him which he then used to stab Allia to death.

A spokesperson for the State Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incident, said efforts were ongoing to apprehend Tega, the alleged accomplice.

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