By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested by the police in Cross River State over the alleged stabbing to death of a 20-year-old man, Uwem Daniel Akpan, following a misunderstanding.
The incident occurred at about 7:30 p.m. yesterday at Peters Street, Awi, in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state.
Vanguard gathered that the suspect and the deceased were neighbours and lived in the same compound.
According to the police, Akpan was rushed to the Navy Reference Hospital, Calabar, after he was stabbed but was pronounced dead by doctors on arrival.
