Terrible: Man hacks friend to death for not returning VCD he borrowed

                                                                  

A man in Ondo has been arrested by the police after he was accused of killing his friend over a minor disagreement.

Success Okon is said to have killed his friend, simply identified as Solomon, for not returning a Video Compact Disc (VCD) which he borrowed.

The duo got into a fight in the Oke Igbo Local Government Area of the state after Solomon was unable to give back the VCD.

Punch reports:

Residents of the area said the suspect and the deceased were close friends and were always seen together before the incident.

It was gathered that the suspect had gone to meet his friend to demand the video CD Solomon borrowed days before, but the latter failed to produce it.

It was learnt that the development degenerated into a hot argument and then a fight ensued.

An eyewitness said Okon in the heat of the fight fetched a machete with which he dealt blows on his friend.

Although efforts were made to save Solomon, he died while he was being taken to the hospital.

The Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Wole Ogodo, said the suspect had been arrest, while the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department.

He said, “The suspect will soon be charged to court as soon as the police conclude investigations.”