JUST IN: Lagos lottery manager killed during argument over debt

The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday said it arrested a 35-year-old man, Kamalideen Raji, over the murder of a lottery manager in the Badagry area of the state.

Raji was said to have, on August 2, 2022, stabbed the manager twice in the neck over a disagreement about an unpaid debt.

The victim was rushed to the Badagry General Hospital, where he gave up the ghost.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the suspect was arrested by the Area K Police Command.

“The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, has directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, for further investigations and prosecution,” he added.