The police in Lagos have arrested a 42-year-old man, Alli Mustapha, for allegedly killing one of his customers, Idowu Maliki, in the Ikotun area of Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Mustapha had a shop at Imope Compound in Ikotun, where he sold petty goods to people in the community.

The Niger State indigene was alleged to have sold a stick of cigarette to the deceased on Saturday, March 7, which the latter refused to pay for.

Our correspondent learnt that when the victim returned to the shop some minutes later, an argument ensued between him and the suspect.

In the ensuing scuffle, our correspondent learnt that Mustapha hit Maliki’s head with a long stick and he slumped.

Efforts to revive him failed as he was later confirmed dead at the Igando General Hospital.

In his statement to the police, Mustapaha admitted to committing the crime, adding that the deceased had first hit him.

He said, “I don’t know the man’s name, but he comes to my place to buy things. On the fateful day, he came to buy a stick of cigarette. He did not pay for it.

“He returned few minutes later and wanted to enter my shop. I refused to allow him. But as I tried to stop him, he took a stool and hit me with it.

“Then he started looking around for other things to hit me and that was when I quickly grabbed a long stick which I usually kept in my shop to protect myself, and hit his head with it.”

It was learnt that the victim was first rushed to a private hospital, but was rejected before being taken to the Igando General Hospital.

PUNCH Metro learnt that his corpse had been deposited at a morgue in Isolo.

The police arraigned Mustapha on one count of murder before an Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court.

The offence was said to be punishable under Section 221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.

The magistrate, F.J. Adefioye, asked the Investigating Police Officer, Sergeant Olaniyan Rasak, to give the facts of the case to the court.

Rasak said, “On that day, the deceased bought cigarette from the defendant without paying. Few minutes later, he returned to the man’s shop and along the line, argument ensued.

“The deceased punched the defendant on his nose. The defendant then picked a stick in his shop and hit him on the head.”

The police prosecutor, Iyobosa Onaiwu, asked the court to remand Mustapha in prison.

The defence counsel, Beauty Otighi, asked the court to prevail on the prosecution to speedily duplicate the case file for legal advice and ensure the 30 days window period was not exceeded.

The magistrate, Adefioye, said, “The defendant is hereby remanded in custody pending the Directorate of Public Prosecutions legal advice. The case is adjourned till May 25, 2015.”







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Hmm murder everywhere.

Ha

poverty is the cause, vote GMB for change.

Nigeria you have 3 days to destiny
but when the peace and stability of a nation is tie to one person then we are being held for ransom
Nigeria is bigger than anybody. if we feel tretened as a nation because of a candidate,God has showed us the solution to our problem

Islam Hausa illiteracy

Result of poverty..poverty is one of the worst illnesses of all time

Dont forget to vote for Change

Under Jona Regime

Can we just learn to be civilized a bit more. We're too crude for development in this part of the world. That is why we get the kind of government we have. Just because of 10naira cigaro. Its absurd.

Father, save our nation from all this murdering.

NIGERIANS ARE HAPPY WITH POWER SUPPLY...Jonathan (Leadership newspaper front page, Tuesday)

My Take

NIGERIANS ARE HAPPY
Yeah, Nigerians are happy, we do not expect light so we're not disappointed when we're forced to sleep in darkness and heat, we all have generators now, you make noise with yours,I make noise with mine, we are even!, that makes us happy!

Nigerians are happy,when rain falls
and there's electric wire on the ground, we're not scared, we do not panic, simply because we trust PHCN, they won't risk our lives by giving us power,we are happy!...

Nigerians are happy, we do not need to fight over minor issues at home, like couples fighting over whether to switch on
the light at bed time or switch it off, or gruelling over which TV program to watch, Pim!, PHCN takes light, quarrel settled!, blessed are the peacemakers, the husband of Mama peace knows this verse,we are happy!....


However,Our problem now is
"Over-Happiness"., Yorubas will say "Ayo ni n
pani" (Joy kills, not poverty), that's why we are
CHANGING this man who has been "Over-
indulging us, we need to learn the "other side of life" under the right leadership of General M. Buhari

#WeHaveDecided

#VoteNotFight

#GMB/PYO

~General IY

Self defense perhaps

Aggravated anger as a result of hardship in the country

Everybody blood de hot for this country!!

Naija na wa!Akoba adaba,Olorun maa je ari.

Gruesome....
God how did we get here,murder cases everyday.

Is the Election really affecting these people, why all these murder stories within a month.

My observation is that you lot are sitting on a powder keg, ready to go off at the slightest hint of trouble.

Both the deceased and the accused are troublemaker.RIP to the dead.

"If the story is true" So sorry mustapha, u were only defending urself which anyone would do but it ended this way.
To other pple; pls always pay for good and services

N10 Don kill one idiot

Make him go take the second stick of Rothmans for the afterlife na

He only acted in self defence so therefore case closed! It's only poor men that go to prisons for crimes..rich Nigerian men don't so if you want to be above the law in dis amazing country...get rich!

Niger indegine kills Nigerian in Nigeria uhmm.

emusmith:


The police in Lagos have arrested a 42-year-old man, Alli Mustapha, for allegedly killing one of his customers, Idowu Maliki, in the Ikotun area of Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Mustapha had a shop at Imope Compound in Ikotun, where he sold petty goods to people in the community.

The Niger State indigene was alleged to have sold a stick of cigarette to the deceased on Saturday, March 7, which the latter refused to pay for.

Our correspondent learnt that when the victim returned to the shop some minutes later, an argument ensued between him and the suspect.

In the ensuing scuffle, our correspondent learnt that Mustapha hit Maliki’s head with a long stick and he slumped.

Efforts to revive him failed as he was later confirmed dead at the Igando General Hospital.

In his statement to the police, Mustapaha admitted to committing the crime, adding that the deceased had first hit him.

He said, “I don’t know the man’s name, but he comes to my place to buy things. On the fateful day, he came to buy a stick of cigarette. He did not pay for it.

“He returned few minutes later and wanted to enter my shop. I refused to allow him. But as I tried to stop him, he took a stool and hit me with it.

“Then he started looking around for other things to hit me and that was when I quickly grabbed a long stick which I usually kept in my shop to protect myself, and hit his head with it.”

It was learnt that the victim was first rushed to a private hospital, but was rejected before being taken to the Igando General Hospital.

PUNCH Metro learnt that his corpse had been deposited at a morgue in Isolo.

The police arraigned Mustapha on one count of murder before an Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court.

The offence was said to be punishable under Section 221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.

The magistrate, F.J. Adefioye, asked the Investigating Police Officer, Sergeant Olaniyan Rasak, to give the facts of the case to the court.

Rasak said, “On that day, the deceased bought cigarette from the defendant without paying. Few minutes later, he returned to the man’s shop and along the line, argument ensued.

“The deceased punched the defendant on his nose. The defendant then picked a stick in his shop and hit him on the head.”

The police prosecutor, Iyobosa Onaiwu, asked the court to remand Mustapha in prison.

The defence counsel, Beauty Otighi, asked the court to prevail on the prosecution to speedily duplicate the case file for legal advice and ensure the 30 days window period was not exceeded.

The magistrate, Adefioye, said, “The defendant is hereby remanded in custody pending the Directorate of Public Prosecutions legal advice. The case is adjourned till May 25, 2015.”







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My father will say:
Gambari pai Fulani

guttentag:
Under Jona Regime

Hope u r nt relat'd 2 fashola..... always blaming JONA

Fighting over N10 cigarette?

Nigeria...my beloved country....the future...

Everybody wants changE

We're tired of samE news everyday

Vote for changE

Sai Buhari

Wild Nigeria.