At a nightclub in Bonny Island, Bonny Local Government Area, Rivers State, on Monday night, a bouncer was allegedly fatally stabbed by an unidentified soldier.
Trouble reportedly began when the on-duty bouncer, Kingsley Abbey, searched the soldier at the club’s entrance as part of standard protocol and allegedly discovered a knife on him.
He then forbade the soldier from entering the club after learning of it, which sparked an altercation before the soldier reached for the dagger.
The victim’s wife, Diepreye Abbey, stated that her husband was admitted to the hospital right away and that she started going to hospitals as soon as she heard about the incident.
But the upset mother of four claimed that when she finally discovered where her husband was, she saw him dead and sobbed on the ground.
According to her, “We were checking all the hospitals to find out where they kept him but we didn’t see him.
“At last there is a place called Macurly, that is where I found him. When I got there my husband was already dead.
“I started crying and I asked what happened. They now told me that a uniformed man came to the club where he was working.
“As he was searching him, checking him all around, he said you cannot enter. From there the problem started. They said the man stabbed him,” even as the mother of four insisted on justice for her late husband.
“I need justice for my husband. I have four children. Who will train them? I’m not working for now. I need justice.”
When contacted, the spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident, saying the investigation had commenced to ascertain what happened and to identify the suspect.
Iringe-Koko, a superintendent of Police said, “Yes I can confirm the incident from what the Divisional Police Officer told me. But the identity of the person who stabbed him is unknown. The investigation is ongoing to verify the identity of the person who committed the crime.
“Once we can get the identity of the person, we will take it up from there and ensure that the necessary procedure is followed.”
