29-year-old man stabs neighbour because of a lady left him to bleed death

A 29-year-old man, Anthony Ogbogu, has been arrested by the police for
allegedly stabbing his neighbour, Jonathan Emeh, a.k.a Bakassi, to
death during a fight in the Egbeda area of Lagos State.
Firstclass Newsline learnt that on the fateful day, Anthony's younger
sister, Loveth, was taking her bath.
She was said to have blocked the passage leading to the male wing of
the bathroom.
The deceased, Emeh, who equally wanted to use the bathroom, could not
gain access into the male side because the entrance into the bathroom
had been blocked by Loveth.
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He, however, in annoyance forcefully opened the door of the bathroom
which Loveth was in, leading to disagreement between the duo.
It was gathered that she later informed her elder brother, Anthony,
who then had a fight with the deceased.
The fight was later settled by community leaders and the two parties
were said to have gone their separate ways.
It was however learnt that, Emeh, who was not satisfied with the
settlement, in the evening of the same day traced Anthony to a beer
parlour.
Firstclass Newsline learnt that at the bar, the two men began another
round of fight.
It was learnt that during the scuffle, Anthony picked a kitchen knife
from the bar and stabbed Emeh at the back.
The deceased died at the hospital.
The case was reported to the Gowon Estate Police Station and the
suspect was subsequently arrested.
Anthony was arraigned before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate's Court on
one count of murder.
The charge read, "That you, Anthony Ogbogu, on December 22, 2014, at
about 9.40pm,at Egbeda, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did
unlawfully kill one Jonathan Emeh, a.k.a.Bakassi, aged 30 years, by
stabbing him with a kitchen knife in his back and thereby committed an
offence punishable under Section 221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos
State of Nigeria,2011".
The defendant's plea was not taken for the charge.
The police prosecutor, Cyriacus Osuji, applied for his remand in
prison custody, pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public
Prosecutions.
He said, "Our application is sequel to Section 264 of the
Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State."
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Badejo Okusanya, remanded him in prison
pending legal advice from the DPP, adding that the police should
duplicate the case file on time.
The matter was adjourned till March 11, 2015.
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