An unidentified cobbler (shoe maker) was Monday bunt to ashes at Abangasang Street, off Etta Agbo Road in Cross River State after stabbing his customer identified as Eteyen with a poisonous dagger. An argument had ensued between the cobbler and Eteyen over money which escalated into a fight. The cobbler consequently stabbed Eteyen during the fight, Pulse reports. The cobbler who attempted to escape was caught by some angry mobs who set him ablaze after being battered. “Before we knew what was happening, the ‘Aboki’ had removed his dagger, which I believe is poisonous and stabbed Eteyen in the stomach. Eteyen fell down while the Aboki packed his things and wanted to run.
“As he wanted to run away, people in the compound raised the alarm and youths in the area chased and caught him and before you he could say anything, they had found a tyre and the boy was already on fire,” narrated an eye witness. There is, however, no police report or confirmation on the incident yet.
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