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Man Dies After Querelling With A Woman

Posted by Elvis on May 12, 2009 at 7:55am
BENIN CITY-Tragedy struck in Benin City last Wednesday when a middle-aged man dropped dead during an altercation with a woman said to be his neighbour.The sad incident which paralysed commercial activities in Siluko road by Textile Mill road Junction for several hours as sympathizers besieged the scene apparently to catch a glimpse of the victim.The NIGERIAN OBSERVER authoritatively learnt that the incident occurred about 2pm.When The NIGERIAN OBSERVER visited the scene the woman about three feet six said to be from Cross River State was seen being guided away by men of Ogida Police station possibly to avoid being lynched by some angry looking youths who stormed the scene of the incident.The victim popularly known in the area as Akamu-world wide described as very jovial, sources disclosed was engaged in a heated quarrel with the woman over a sales girl employed by the deceased.Trouble started when the woman whose local restaurant is immediately after the victim’s peppersoup joint allegedly accused the man of employing the service of her former sales girl.The victim who it was further gathered initially took it for granted but eventually challenged her when the accusation was later accompanied with insults and threats.Though there was no fisticuffs, an eye-witness who pleaded anonymity told The NIGERIAN OBSERVER that as soon as Akamu world-wide turned his back on the woman he slumped.The victim who was immediately rushed to a near-by private hospital sources disclosed later died before he got to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) where sources allegedly disclosed he died of high blood pressure.Efforts to obtain comments from the spokesman, Edo State Police Command Headquarter, Benin City ASP Peter Ogboi proved abortive as he was said to have gone out on official engagement.
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