A young man identified as Chisom was allegedly stabbed to death by his cousin and uncle during a dispute over a phone charger in Ihiala, Anambra State. Police investigation is ongoing
A young man identified simply as Chisom has been allegedly killed during a violent argument over a phone charger in Ihiala, Anambra State.
The incident reportedly occurred on December 19, following a confrontation between Chisom and his yet-to-be-identified cousin.
According to a post seen on an anti-cultism advocacy platform, Confra Naija, Chisom had earlier lent his cousin a phone charger.
When he later went to retrieve it, a disagreement ensued that degenerated into a violent scuffle.
During the altercation, the cousin allegedly stabbed Chisom multiple times.
The platform further claimed that the suspect’s father, who is Chisom’s uncle, joined in the attack, leading to Chisom’s death.
“In Ihiala, an Aye identified as Chisom was killed by his non-cultist cousin over a dispute involving a phone charger,” the platform stated.
It added that both the cousin and the uncle were later arrested, while angry youths in the community allegedly set the uncle’s house on fire.
A video seen by our correspondent showed the body of the deceased lying on a hospital bed as relatives wailed over his death.
Efforts to get a reaction from the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, were unsuccessful, as calls to his phone line went unanswered and a text message sent had not been replied to at the time of filing this report.
Disputes among family members in parts of the state have often escalated into fatal violence, including disagreements over land, money and other personal matters.
In September, the Anambra State Police Command arrested a 45-year-old man, Okwuchukwu Ezimuo, for allegedly stabbing his relative to death over a land dispute in Umunocha Village, Awka-Etiti, Idemili South Local Government Area.
