Nigeria, Sept. 27 -- The police in Cross River State have arrested a man accused of stabbing a 42-year-old man to death following a disagreement over a N500 gift.

The suspect, Ebino Ikpi, was arrested at about 8:40 a.m. on Sunday at his hideout in the Ajere-Ekori area of Yakurr Local Government Area of the state, hours after the alleged killing of Ayei Ibor.

The incident occurred at about 1 a.m. in Kekoti, Ajere, following an alleged misunderstanding between the two men over N500 that was reportedly given to both of them as a gift.

In a statement on Sunday, the police spokesperson in the state, Sunday Eitokpah, said the disagreement allegedly escalated into a fight, during which Mr Ibor was stabbed.

He was subsequently confirmed dead....