A
barman, who works in a hotel located on Obokun Avenue, in the Ojodu
area of Lagos, is battling with wounds he sustained during an
‘unprovoked’ attack by a customer.
It was learnt that the
alleged attacker, Kelvin Friday, a resident of Ojodu-Abiodun, Ogun
State, allegedly stabbed the barman, who he accused of staring at him
and his girlfriend.
It was gathered that Friday
and his girlfriend, whose name had yet to be ascertained, had gone to
drink in the hotel around 6pm on October 21, when the incident happened.
The
victim, Simeon Tenebe, claimed he was brooding on an issue he had
discussed with his sister earlier in the day when the 25-year-old man
confronted him. He added that Friday interpreted his stare for rebuke
and challenged him to a scuffle.
Friday reportedly smashed the
bottle of beer he was drinking on the barman, inflicting injuries on his
face and head. His girlfriend, it was learnt, fled the scene when
Tenebe started bleeding.
Prior to the incident, it was said that
Friday had accused the barman of being unpleasant while attending to him
and his girlfriend.
Tenebe reported the incident to the police, who arrested the suspect and charged him to an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court for assault.
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