A lottery operator has lost his life following an argument over debt in Badagry, Lagos State. According to reports, the deceased was a manager at a lottery agency in the state before his sudden demise.
It was gathered that the late lottery operator was busy discharging his duties, when an argument ensued between him and 35-year-old Kamaldeen Raji. In an unfortunate turn of event, Raji brutally stabbed him severally, killing him.
Lagos State police command Spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin on Tuesday, issued a statement confirming the incident.
“Officers of Area K, Morogbo of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Kamalideen Raji ‘m’ aged 35 over the alleged murder of one person in the Badagry area of the state.
“The suspect, who was arrested at about 1130hrs on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, stabbed his victim, a manager of a lottery centre, twice in the neck over a disagreement about unpaid debts.
“The victim was rushed to Badagry General Hospital for medical attention but later gave up the ghost.
“The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, FDC has directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigations Department, Panti for further investigations and prosecution,” he said.