A serious fight has ensued at a saloon shop in the Eku area of Delta State between a barber and his customers.
The barber was said to have been killed in the unfortunate incident
The Delta Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe announced the incident in a post on its X handle.
He stated that the customers were three in numbers, adding that they visited the barber’s saloon shop to cut their hair when an argument ensued between them.
In a post via his X handle, Edafe wrote that “young boys in Eku Delta State contracted a barber in Abraka for ₦15,000. The barber said he was too busy, so the boys asked for a refund.
“The barber refunded ₦5,000, promising to pay the balance the next day. The three boys later went to his shop, to make their dreads, a fight ensued between them and the barber.”
The police spokesman added that during the fight, one of the customers fetched an iron mopping stick to hit the barber.
“He was rushed to the hospital where he died while receiving treatment. The suspects are presently at State CID Asaba.
“Something that could have been avoided,” he added.
