A Nigerian student identified as Ifeanyichukwu Oseke has been fatally stabbed to death during a reported fight in a Scarborough plaza in Canada on Sunday evening. According to the Toronto Police, the sad incident happened in the Brimley Road and Eglinton Avenue East area shortly after 7 p.m.
The victim, Ifeanyichukwu Oseke “Information was received that two individuals had been fighting in the plaza. One of them had some serious injuries that required an emergency run to a local hospital,” said Toronto Police Service Duty Inspector Jeff Bangild at the scene Sunday night. “Unfortunately, one person has succumbed to their injuries. The victim in this matter has not yet been identified as the investigation is ongoing.” According to a report by CP24, Ifeanyichukwu Oseke died on the way to the hospital and the incident is now being treated as a homicide. Police further stated that the suspect was seen fleeing the area with another person, but no descriptions have been released. Investigators are appealing for witnesses to come forward, as the plaza was busy at the time of the incident. “It was very populated at the time and we understand there was a number of people that actually had seen this event,” Police said, adding that police believe it to be an isolated incident, and that there’s no risk to public safety. When asked about the weapon used in the stabbing, the police said it appears to have been an “edged weapon” of some kind. Police are urging business owners in the area to check their security footage in the morning for anything that could assist with the homicide investigation. The unnamed suspect is described by police as a man with medium-length dark hair, wearing a light-coloured tank top, pants and shoes. Anyone with information is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
The deceased, who has been identified as Temitayo, was reportedly stabbed with scissors in the late hours of Thursday, April 6, around Ebenco filling, opposite Akua junction, Akungba. Some passersby’s rushed to Aduloju Hospital where he was stabilize for a few hours. However, he became worst due to the injuries he sustained. According to the University’s Student Union, Temitayo had intervened dispute between an “Egbon Adugbo” and a third party who owned the Egbon Adugbo an amount of N4000. However Temitayo promised to settle the bill for the latter. Temidayo was able to reimburse the perpetrators 3000 naira out of the 4000 naira but was unable to pay the remaining 1,000 naira outstanding which resulted into an argument causing the death of the fresh graduate. “A guy (the third party) was owing them money,” the source said “and he told them (the perpetrators) that he will help the guy to pay the money to avoid drama. So he paid 3k out of the 4K and couldn’t raise the last 1k. So they started disturbing him and he said they should stop disturbing him that he did not owe them that he only rendered a help and this afternoon(today) a guy came into the villa.” “As usual they acted as Egbon ADUGBO to collect money. So he said he can’t give them, which led into an argument as if they’d meant to deal with him … and they came from nowhere to stab him after a lot of arguments and they scattered the villa with bottles and spoiled our gate”, the student Union told the Gazette. 
