One Samuel Omojola has been arrested for killing a tenant living in his father’s house in Akure, the state capital.
According to reports, the deceased, identified as Kehinde, was hit with an object on the head by the suspect during an argument over payment of house rent in the Oke-Jebu area of Akure metropolis.
The deceased was said to have entered into an argument with the landlord, but the son while defending his father, hit the deceased on the head with a plank.
An eyewitness said that the landlord accused the deceased of always insulting him whenever he requested that he should settle his house rent.
However, on the said day, according to the eyewitness, an argument ensued again and degenerated into a hot argument between the landlord and the tenant.
According to the source, “the insult, however did not go down well with the landlord on this particular day, as he put a call across to one of his sons who immediately arrived at the scene.
“But instead of inquiring about what transpired between his father and the deceased, the suspect just took a plank and hit the tenant on the head.
“The tenant fell on the floor and was bleeding profusely. Their neighbours quickly rushed him to the hospital where he was admitted and died two days after.
When the death of the victim filtered into town, some of his family members and friends mobilized to the landlord’s house and attempted to set it ablaze.
The timely intervention of police operatives from Ijapo police station saved the day. The suspect was later arrested by the police.
A police source who spoke in confidence disclosed that policemen assisted the concerned neighbors to rush the victim to the hospital, where he later died.
