By Special Correspondent
Tragedy struck on Saturday as a Senior Secondary School student of Ugbaike Technical Secondary School, Enugu Ezike in Igbo Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, Chibueze Odo, was allegedly stabbed to death by his friend.
Chibueze was stabbed in the neck on Saturday evening at Obollo Afor, where he was also a part-time apprentice. He was reportedly stabbed in the neck by his friend and roommate, who invited him to the scene and murdered him.
The roommate, who simply identified himself as Arinze, was said to have told the police at Obollo Afor that Chibueze lost his phone and that he gave him (Arinze) his second telephone, which was faulty and unusable until he needed it. He added that when he wanted to collect his phone, the deceased told him he had repaired it for N13,000 and bought a memory card for N1,500, totalling N14,500.
Arinze further reportedly said the reason for his action was that Chibueze refused to give him back his (Arinze’s) phone when he needed it until he paid N14,500.
“When he met me, I was with other boys. I asked him to give me my phone, and he said he needed his refund. When he turned round to leave, I stabbed him on the neck, and he died,” Arinze reportedly told the police.
Chibueze’s father, Chirote Odo, from the Ukwuagbudu area of Ugbaike, could not be reached for his comments, but sources close to the family hinted that Chibueze’s assailant hailed from the neighbouring Umuogbo Inyi Community, in Enugu Ezike.
“He left the work he was doing and got to the place where he was invited to, only to be stabbed on the neck severally. His friend and roommate did the odd job of inviting him to the place where he killed him,” the relatives said.
Chibueze was 16 years old while his killer is over 25 years old. The deceased was with two others at the time of the incident. Chibueze went with his immediate elder brother, Nnanna. Meanwhile, Chibueze’s corpse had been deposited at Dr Eze Mortuary, Obollo Afọr, for autopsy.
