Ekpoma-Police in Edo State have arrested a 14-year-old student (names withheld) for the alleged killing of another 16-year-old student (names withheld), in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of the state.

One Miss Perpetual was also arrested in connection with the incident which occurred on Monday.

The suspect was alleged to have stabbed the deceased five times in the head with a broken bottle after a disagreement over “a girlfriend.”

The victim was rushed to Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, ISTH, Irrua, Edo, where he eventually died.

It was further learnt that the suspect, the deceased and some others had left a popular drinking spot at Ekpoma moments before the incident.

Divisional Police Officer in Ekpoma, Mr. Amos Opadoja, confirmed the incident, adding that the case had been transferred to the state Police Command in Benin City.