[PHOTO] Teenager Arrested For Killing His Friend Over Seat In Lagos.

Teenager Arrested For Killing His Friend
Over Seat In Lagos.

The Lagos state police command has arrested 19
year old Enugu state indigene, Tochukwu Anosike
pictured above for killing his friend, 15 year old
Imo state indigene, Nonso Monyasa, during an
argument over who would occupy a seat at their
shop where they are both learning a trade in
Lagos.
Punch reports that the young men had been
friends in the last two years after the suspect
moved to Lagos to learn a trade in the same
shopping complex where the deceased was also
an apprentice.
On the day of the incident, the deceased had gone
to meet Tochukwu to take his seat which they
jokingly dragged. Suddenly Tochukwu became
angry over the argument and punched his friend
in the stomach. The deceased died less than an
hour later.
Tochukwu was arrested and taken to the police
station where he said he never punched his friend
with the intention of killing him. He said they had
always engaged in such friendly physical combat
before. He pleaded for forgiveness
"I have always lived in the village. My father died
when I was in primary five. When I finished my
secondary school in the village in 2013, my
brother, Anayo, brought me to Lagos so I could
learn a trade. I met Nonso (Monyasa) here when I
started work as a sales apprentice and we
became good friends. But on Sunday, Ejike, who
was Nonso’s boss, came to pick a seat in my
shop and asked Nonso to take my seat for
himself.” he said
The suspect said when the deceased picked his
seat from his shop, he (Nonso) punched his lap
which resulted in his phone getting damaged
"I told him my phone had developed a fault
because of the punch he gave me, but he walked
away. I went back to my seat and told him the
next time he did that, I would beat him up. He
said I could not beat him. He came and hit me
with blows, and I gave him a punch in the
stomach. He held his belly and went inside their
shop,” he added. Nonso died afterwards
A family member of the deceased said medical
examinations showed he died of internal bleeding.
He however said the deceased family have
requested that the case against the suspect be
dropped as they are not interested in pursuing
any legal matter
“When we rushed him to the hospital, the doctor
said he suffered internal bleeding, which killed
him. The boy’s family have been informed in the
village and they told me to withdraw the case
because they are not interested in pursuing court
matters.