The Vice Chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers, Mr Omotunde is currently battling for his life at General Hospital, Shomolu, Lagos after he was stabbed by one of his colleagues for allegedly snatching his girlfriend.
Two suspects, My Ayodele Muyiwa and James Friday
who allegedly carried out the attack have been arrested by the police
and detained at the Shomolu police division. One of the suspects,
Ayodele Muyiwa is said to have been having issues with the Mr Omotunde
for snatching his girlfriend.
According to one
of the members of the union who spoke to Vanguard, the victim and
suspect have been fighting over the girl for a long time with Mr Muyiwa
accusing Omotunde of snatching the girl from him because he is rich.
“When Muyiwa came to the park on Tuesday,
he engaged Omotunde in a quarrel, accusing him of snatching his
girlfriend to spite him because he was rich. They started exchanging
words. In the process, Muyiwa carried a plank with which he threatened
to hit Omotunde. He bent down and dared Muyiwa to carry out his threat,
but he did not. At night, Muyiwa stormed the park in the company of
another person to attack Omotunde. They beat him, stabbed him in the
stomach and left.
Police revealed that the main
suspect, Mr Muyiwa had ealier been arrested for being in possession of a
gun during the union’s election. He was reportedly taken to the State
Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, but was later
released. Spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Olarinde
Famous-Cole, confirmed the incident saying that investigation had
commenced.
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