Man axed friend to death over Okada proceeds

A middle aged man, Deji Yussuf, has been arrested by the Police in
Ondo State for allegedly axing his friend, Tope Ezekiel, to death and
thereafter poured acid on him over argument on proceeds from
commercial motor bike popularly known asOkada.
The family of the deceased said their son owned theOkadaand was
keeping the proceeds with the suspect on daily basis with intention of
using it later to buy anotherOkada.
However, police source said the story is the other way round, that the
suspect owned the motor bike.
Investigations showed that the suspect and the deceased who were close
friends had been living in a room apartment at God's Glory Layout,
Eyin Akpata in Akure metropolis for four years before the ugly
incident.
The police said on the ill-fated day, one Owonifari came to report
that one Deji Yusuf said he heard the grand mother of the deceased
shouting for help and when he got there, he met him in his pool of
blood.
According to the police, on inquiry the suspect admitted killing Tope
with an axe and thereafter poured acid on him.
The Police image maker, Wole Ogodo, said the suspect iscurrently in
police custody and undergoing interrogation, adding that the he would
soon be charged to court for murder.