How 5G Lounge Boardman Stabbed Customer To Death Over N500

A staff of 5G Lounge, Nyang Nyele, has stabbed a customer, Ahmed Monday Abdullahi, to death after an argument.

It was gathered that the ugly incident which happened penultimate Friday has thrown family and friends of the deceased into great grief.

The lounge which is owned by Elvis Uche is located on Road 16, New Road, Off Shell Location Ada George, Port Harcourt,

A friend of the deceased who witnessed the whole incident and who was with the deceased till the very end told News Hub that, “this ugly incident could have been avoided if the boardman was trained on how to interact with customers. It was an avoidable death, it was unnecessary, my friend should not have died” he wailed.

According to the eyewitness who identified himself as Daniel Akani, the events that led to the untimely death of his friend popularly known as Atela was based on the payment of 500 naira for playing snooker which the supervisor had earlier said should not be paid.

In his words, “I went to the bar as usual and met Atela there, I didn’t even know he was there until I got there and saw him. We sat down chatting as they were repairing the snooker board which we had complained about serval times. Once they were done, we tried playing but realised that it was not equal so we had to set it again. I tried to play but lost, my friend also lost as the board still needed adjustment but the supervisor said we should not worry about paying but should just set it.”

He however stated that Nyele, the boardman insisted on collecting money for the game and started harassing the deceased which almost resulted in fisticuffs.

“People around settled it and we sat down taking our energy drinks as we don’t take alcohol. It was like 25 to 30 minutes later that the boardman appeared from nowhere with a kitchen knife and stabbed my friend on the neck twice in rapid succession,” Akani said.

It was gathered gathered that the deceased was declared dead at the hospital while the Supervisor of the Lounge helped in detaining the alleged culprit until the police arrive.

Newsextra reports that the culprit was first detained at Uzuoba Divison before he was transferred to the State CID while the corpse had been transferred to the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH)

Efforts to get the reaction of the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Grace Iringe-Koko, proved abortive as she didn’t respond to the text message sent to her nor pick her calls.

However, a family source told News Hub that an autopsy had been conducted on the deceased and the police are awaiting the result.

“I understand that an autopsy has been conducted, we are waiting for the result,” the younger brother of the deceased who identified himself as Henry said in an emotion laded voice.