Man Axes Friend To Death, Bathes Him With Acid Over Proceeds From Okada Business

Police in Ondo State have arrested a middle-aged man identified as Deji Yussuf, for allegedly axing his friend, Tope Ezekiel, to death before pouring acid on him, over argument on proceeds from commercial motor bike popularly known as Okada.

The family of the deceased said their son owned the Okada and was keeping the proceeds with the suspect on daily basis with intention of using it later to buy another Okada.
Police sources however revealed that the story is the other way round. The suspect, according to them, owned the motorcycle.
Investigations revealed 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.

According to the police, one Owonifari came on the ill-fated day, 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 pouring acid on him.
Confirming the incident, Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, Wole Ogodo, said the suspect is currently in police custody and undergoing interrogation. He would soon be charged to court for murder.