The people of Juba Alaro Junction, Idimu aeeas of Lagos state, were on Monday, November 25, thrown into mourning as an unnamed Hausa Tea vendor stabbed his customer to death following a disagreement over stale bread.
It was reported that the deceased, Peter Nwala, went to the tea vendor’s kiosk to buy fried egg with tea and bread. However, after the preparation of the food, Peter reportedly complained about the bread’s bad taste and categorically made it known to the Hausa tea vendor that he would not be paying for the stale bread.
According to sources, his refusal to pay for the bread angered the vendor who reported him to a nearby suya seller, who stabbed him with a dagger.
“He paid for other food items except the bread. It was when he wanted to leave the place that the tea vendor signalled the nearby suya seller, who brought out a dagger and stabbed Peter to death”
However, a police source said the Hausa vendor acted in retalliation:
“The boy (deceased) was an alleged internet fraudster who had been arrested in the past by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). He went to the tea vendor’s kiosk to buy fried egg and was said to have refused to pay the man.
“He took a stick and hit the tea vendor who insisted he must pay for the food. When the tea vendor could no longer bear the brutality, he motioned to his colleague who took a knife and stabbed the boy(Nwala) in the back leading to his death a few hours later at a hospital.
“Friends of the deceased then launched into violent attacks on Hausa traders in the neighbourhood but we quickly deployed our men there and restored normalcy. However, we are still looking for those who killed the boy and the police is engaging the leadership of the Hausa community in the area to ensure that peace reign and apprehend the culprits,’’ he added.