Man killed After Fight with teacher

The police in Kwara State have begun investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 25-year old man in Ilorin, the state capital.
The man’s death was said to have been suspiciously linked to an alleged clash with a 39-year-old primary school teacher.
The deceased, whose name was given as Kolawole Olanrewaju, reportedly engaged in the clash with the teacher, Bashir Aduragba, after an argument between them. The duo engaged in the argument
following some refuse allegedly dumped beside the deceased’s house.
Olanrewaju’s house and the teacher’s school share boundary. It was learnt that Olanrewaju, whose wife was recently delivered of a baby, decided to stop people from dumping refuse at the site by clearing the place. But shortly after, a pupil came with some refuse to dump at the site.
The pupil’s action infuriated Olanrewaju, who reportedly beat him up with a warning to stop dumping refuse at the place. When the pupil returned to the school and narrated the incident, the teacher stormed Olanrewaju’s house in a fury to challenge him.
A fierce argument, which thereafter ensued between the two people, reportedly degenerated into physical combat. An eye witness said, who did not want his name mentioned, said that shortly after the two men were separated by neighbours, the teachers returned to hit Olanrewaju hard with an object.
The witness said Olanrewaju collapsed immediately and died on the spot. But another source claimed that Olanrewaju did not die on the spot.
The source said Olanrewaju slumped in his room after the fight and he was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead. He said that the teacher, who had gone to invite the police to arrest Olanrewaju for the bruises on his nose, ended up being arrested by the police when they discovered that Olanrewaju had died.
The police spokesman, Olufemi Fabode, confirmed the incident, adding that detectives had begun investigating the issue. Fabode said that the police are awaiting a postmortem report on the deceased to ascertain the cause of his death.