Peacemaker Stabbed To Death By Welder Over Row With Call Girl In Kogi

 An innocuous attempt by a furniture maker, Lukman Kabiru, to resolve a rift between his neighbor, Murtala Dare, and a call girl turned bloody on Sunday night as he was stabbed severally in the neck and died on the spot. The incident happened around 11pm at a makeshift shop being operated by Murtala Dare along popular Lord Lugard street in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital.

An eye witness account stated that at about 11:00pm , Dare reportedly wanted to fight a call girl for taking a customer behind a building for a 'quickie.'

Dare, whose shop is adjacent to a popular Jackis restaurant noted for attracting sex workers ,was said to have interrupted the sex romp and threatened to beat the call girl for not paying rent.

The intervention by Lukman to stop Dare from being violent angered Dare who reportedly stabbed Lukman Kabiru. The eye witness disclosed that the assailant often collect stipends from Randy men ,who may not have the resources to rent a hotel room but desirous of using the makeshift at the back of his shop.

He added that the inability of the call girl ,who sometimes bribed him with sex to enable her have unhindered access to the open brothel,to pay turned into heated altercation which drew the attention of Kabiru who was returning from hanging out before the incident happened.

Confirming the incident, the Kogi State Police command said that Dare was arrested at his hideout at the back of total filing station along IBB way in Lokoja.

The police public relations officer,DSP William Aya noted that investigation into the matter is on while Dare is in custody and will be charged to court after diligent investigation.