"It was at about 11am when these boys from Osindero stormed our street. They are teenagers. They are not cultists.
They said Balogun owed them N30,000 which they must collect from him.
Lateef did not want such commotion on the street. So, he came out to
caution them to take things calmly. The one who stabbed him was drunk.
While Lateef spoke with them, the suspect went to a shop of an
artisan who sharpens knives and other metals, grabbed about three
knives and stabbed Lateef on the chest. Resident arrested him and
dragged him to the police station while other hoodlums ran away
The landlord's wife was said to be too distraught to talk with PUNCH
Metro as of the time of visit.
Another neighbour, who spoke on condition of anonymity said,
Lateef was a nice man. His wife gave birth to their third child just
two months ago. If Balogun was around, Lateef would not have
intervened in the rampage.
Our correspondent gathered that policemen visited the street in the
evening and raided other suspected hoodlums lurking in the area.
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