Nollywood actor, Temitayo Phillips, stabbed his neighbour to death over N1000 electricity bill
Investigative Police Officer, IPO, Insp Israel Ojo, on Monday, January 2023, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how a Nollywood actor, Temitayo Phillips Ogunbusola, allegedly stabbed his neighbour, Oladotun Osho, to death over a N1,000 electricity bill.
The 32-year-old actor is being tried for murder which he had pleaded not guilty to.
The incident happened on Saturday 17th, May 2020, at their home located at No. 4, Sebil Kazeem, Cele-Igbe, Ikotun, Lagos.
Ojo told the court he was an officer in charge of surveillance in Ikotun Division when the case was reported about 7.00 p.m. in May 15, 2020
He was led in evidence by the state counsel, Mrs Adebanke Ogunnde.
The police officer told the court that the brother of the deceased, Joshua Osho reported the case at the station.
“When I got to the hospital the deceased was rushed to, I met him on a stretcher with a deep cut on his left chest, lying lifeless. I also met the defendant who had also sustained minor injuries, sitting down in front of the hospital with a knife in his hands,” the officer said.
“He said he wanted to stab more people but my team and I stylishly collected the knife from him and took him to the station.
“There were many people, mostly Hausa boys in front of the hospital and I asked what happened and they told me the defendant was apprehended when he wanted to escape