Police in Cross River State confirm that a 36-year-old man, Charles Ekuma Eze, is stabbed to death in Ikom. Reports say the incident occurs over the weekend at Etayip community in Ikom Town, within Ikom Local Government Area. According to the police accounts, Eze allegedly gets into an argument with another man, identified in one report as Micheal Ndifon, 42. The reports state that Ndifon uses a dagger during the dispute, leading to Eze’s death.
Additional reporting from one outlet says police arrest a suspect and recover the murder weapon. The available accounts do not provide further details on the motive or the events leading up to the argument beyond the dispute itself. Police have not released additional background information in the summaries provided, including whether charges have been filed or the current status of the investigation beyond the arrest and recovery of the dagger.
