Doctors at the Central Hospital in Benin, the Edo State capital, yesterday battled to save Alex Aigbogun, following the injury he sustained in the stomach when his landlord, simply identified as Enogieru, stabbed him during a scuffle.
Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred at midnight.
It was learnt that he could not be taken to the hospital until daybreak because there was no vehicle to carry him and money for his bill.
A neighbour to the victim said the police told them there was no fuel in their vehicle to convey the victim to the hospital.
He said this explained why Aigbogun was kept at home till daybreak.
The incident occurred at 5 Ogiemwenken Street, off St. Saviour Road, Ikpoba, Okha Local Government Area.
A neighbour, who gave his name as Peter Igbinosun, said the landlord fled after stabbing Aigbogun.
Igbinosun said the landlord and Aigbogun met on Tuesday night at their regular drinking joint, where Enogieru had a quarrel with Aigbogun over a lady.
He said: “They came to me and I settled the quarrel. I even asked this man (Aigbogun) to sleep in my house, but he refused.
“He stabbed him around midnight. We didn’t have any money to go to the hospital. We went to the police and they said they didn’t have fuel to take him to the hospital.
“The landlord has no wife. He stabbed his tenant many times with a broken bottle.”
Efforts to reach police spokesman Stephen Onwochei, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), for comments were unsuccessful last night.
Landlord stabs tenant over lady in Edo State
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