Kingsley Otti, a club bouncer, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command after reportedly stabbing a suspected hoodlum to death at a lounge on Ago Palace Way in the state’s Okota region.
In a statement obtained by Chronicle NG on Wednesday, the command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, revealed that the event occurred on Monday about 3:30 a.m.
According to him, Otti attacked the deceased during an altercation in the club’s parking lot.
He said that the victim became unconscious and was brought to the hospital, where he died from the injuries acquired during the incident.
The statement read, “On Monday, at about 11:30 am, the manager of a club and lounge, located at Ago Palace Way, Ago-Okota, reported to the Ago-Okota Division that on the same day at about 3:30 am, a yet-to-be-identified adult male, suspected to be a hoodlum, was allegedly stabbed by the club’s bouncer, one Kingsley Oti, during an altercation between them at the club’s car park.
“In the process, he became unconscious. He was rescued and rushed to Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Mushin, where he was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.”
Hundeyin stated that the scene was examined by a team of investigators from the division, who also went to the hospital to view the corpse and take photographs.
“The corpse has been removed and deposited at the Mainland General Hospital Mortuary, Yaba, for autopsy,” he added.
