As Nigerians are getting over the death of its Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, James Ocholi (SAN) and two other members of his family in a ghastly motor accident. The unending debate over who is a superior player between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo has claimed another casualty in faraway Indian city of Mumbai when a Nigerian killed another fellow Nigerian.
Indian police said today (Monday) that a man has been charged with murdering his friend after a heated argument over whether Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo is the world’s best footballer. They said the Nigerian national stabbed one of his countrymen to death after the two of them wrangled over whether the Barcelona star or the Real Madrid forward was better.
Police Inspector Kiran Kabadi told AFP an offence of murder had been registered against Michael Chukwuma, 21, over the death of 34-year-old Obina Durumchukwu on Sunday in the northern Mumbai suburb of Nallasopara. The friends had apparently got together on Saturday night to celebrate Durumchukwu’s birthday.
The following morning an argument over football turned to tragedy. “The two Nigerian youngsters were discussing football players. One is a fan of Messi and the other was for Ronaldo,” the inspector said. “During the conversation a quarrel has taken place. The deceased threw a glass into the face of the accused person.
The glass broke and caused small injuries. “After that the accused took the broken glass and assaulted the deceased person who died due to heavy bleeding,” added Kabadi.
