been arrested by men of the Lagos State
Police Command for allegedly killing his
roommate, Emeka James, at their apartment
at Kadara slum, close to Sawmill, Ebute Metta
Lagos during a fight over a cooking pot.
According to a Punch report, the incident
happened on the 22nd of March 2014.
While being paraded before pressmen, Nweke
said that he never intended to kill his friend.
He said as they were fighting, he held James'
neck and mistakenly strangled him to death.
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He explains
"On the day of the incident, I had some
stew in a pot and James told me to
empty the pot because he wanted to
make use of it. I told him that I could
not pour the stew anywhere and he
should be patient, but he got angry. In a
fit of rage, he picked up the pot and
poured the stew into a dirty container. I
also got angry and we started fighting. I
grabbed him from behind and as we
were struggling, we both fell to the
ground. When I got up, I realised that
James was no longer breathing." James
was quickly rushed to the hospital where
he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi
Braide while confirming the incident said;
"On the fateful day, around 12.30pm,
Nweke strangled James who lived in an
apartment at Kadara slum, close to
Sawmill, Ebute Meta, during a fight over
a cooking pot. The corpse has been
deposited at the Mainland Hospital
Mortuary, Yaba, while the matter is
under investigation at the State Criminal
Investigation Department, Yaba."
The landlord of the house said;
"I have known James since 2011 when
he started living in the house. He was a
good person and was very hardworking.
He was a hawker, but when the state
government began a clamp down of
their activities, he started doing other
menial jobs. I never knew anyone was
living with James. It was when I was
invited by the police that I saw the guy
(Nweke) for the first time."
The victim
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