by Jewel Stephen
When next you are going to bargain with a trader, you might want to be careful with the words you use.
One Mr. Lawrence Ikonne, a trader who deals with electronic appliance, in Lagos, has been arrested for killing a buyer, Isa Yaya, over a bargaining-gone wrong tale.
The 22 year old victim , a Northerner, had gone to Ikonne’s apartment to buy a fairly used air conditioner on the morning of Friday, October 10, but lost his life after they started haggling over the price.
Yaya insisted on buying the air conditioner below N5, 000- a price which did not go down well with Ikonne.
As the haggling continued, a fight was said to have ensued between the two which turned violent during which Ikonne allegedly hit Yaya with a plank in the belly.
In his statement to the police, the trader said, “I had not met the young man before. I met him that morning at the Alaba market, and asked him to buy one of my appliances: an air conditioner. He actually looked like a cart pusher. When we got home, we both went in to remove the product, and we brought it outside for negotiation.
“As we continued, he said he would pay less than N5, 000. I replied that he should assist me to return it to where we took it from, but he refused. In the process, we started fighting. He even asked me to pay him for helping me bring it out. I was mad, and I hit his belly with a plank.
“When I realised he had fainted, I tied him with a rope and dragged him into a corner. I also fled the house.”
Confirming the report, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, said investigations are still ongoing.
Anger management therapy.
Too bad. Jungle justice.
Why did you have to put a northerner? What are you trying to incite?
apayan, issorai. ewon egbere lon lo.
hmmm, things are hapening ooo. may we not fall victim
he should also be killed. shikena
evil spirit or what do we call this one?
anger issues.
serious something
yorubas will say, akopba , adaba olorun maje ari
imagine, with a plank. na wa ooo
God save us from the hands of evil people
some people just have anger issues, can you imagine?
serious something
may his souls rest in peace.
who does that?
he should face the wrath of the law.
na by force to buy market?
what has my ears not heard this year