A Nigerian custom officer, identified as Mr. Pereto Ayabowei, from Sagbama Local Government area of Bayelsa state, Yesterday reportedly stabbed a graduate on his stomach and leg after a brief argument at a popular relaxation centre in Yenagoa.
The suspect who is said to be currently serving in Katsina state, was allegedly under the influence of alcohol before entering the game centre to shoot snooker.
But trouble started when he was told to pay and book his turn because others were already booked to play. Instead of responding he rather seized the white and black balls, and claimed he was a Military man who will deal with anyone who dares him.
According to an eyewitness account, we were playing snooker, when the suspect came in, though he related friendly with us, we notice he’s tongue was coloured blue and smelling of alcohol. He requested to play a set on the snooker board, and he was told to pay and wait for his turn but he rather became agitated and seized the white ball.
We pleaded for him to return the ball, as the victim also did but he rather left us stranded on the board, that was all I know before we heard noise that he was killing someone.
In a brief interview with the victim, a graduate of River state polytechnic, simple identified as Mr. Anthony Amangala who narrated what happen to NAIJALIVETV.COM, “I was only pleading with him to return the ball when he seized the other ball, we try to talk to him because the people were waiting to play but rather he used the seized ball and hit my nose which made me bleed profusely.
The people even told me to leave him and go get my self treated since I was bleeding, and I had left him, but the next thing I heard was a loud shout from people telling me to run that he was coming with a dagger, I couldn’t run since he was close, and the next thing was a stab on my stomach.
He brought it out after the first stab and wanted to stab again but I pushed his hands before he stabbed my leg, if not for the people I would have been killed and left in my pool of blood.
“I was left unconscious on the floor and the next thing I woke to find myself in the hospital with severe pains”
A close relation to the victim, who was at the clinic, also told NAIJALIVETV.COM that the victim has been restless since yesterday and we pray that he does not have an internal cut.
The counsel to the accuse person, Barr. Nwanchukwu Peter, in a phone interview claimed it was a civil matter of two fighting, adding that his client wasn’t under the influence of alcohol but was only defending himself.
When contacted the spokesperson of the Bayelsa state police command, DSP Asimin Butswat, said the incident hasn’t reached his office but will make contact to reach Ekeki police station where the accuse is cooling off as at the time of filing this report.
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