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An amateur boxer identified simply as Kehinde, better known as KBlaq, has been stabbed to death during a street fight in Ibadan, Oyo State.
It was learnt that the incident occurred in Olodo Garage area of the state capital on Sunday.
Witnesses said the assailant was not involved in the initial confrontation but appeared after the brawl had ended and stabbed Kehinde in the neck with a broken bottle.
The victim, identified as a boxer, was said to have died from the injuries sustained.
An account of the incident circulated on X on Monday.
An X user, @omononaolapo wrote, “Funny enough, this guy that stabbed him was not even among those that they were fighting.”
Another X user, @Pelumifundz said the victim was a “gentle” person who stayed away from trouble.
He added that the victim was the younger brother of a friend.
According to him, the assailant was a commercial motorcycle rider.
The Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Olayinka Ayanlade confirmed the incident on Monday.
He said the police command has launched an investigation into the incident.
