A
27-year-old man, Mfom John, has stabbed his twin brother, Israel John, to death
on Olorunkemi Street in the Somolu area of Lagos State.
We gathered
that Mfom stabbed the victim more than 70 times in different parts of the body
on Monday.
Although
no one could state the immediate cause of the incident, relatives and residents
told Punch that the suspect had always threatened to kill Israel whenever they
had disagreements.
He
was said to have carried out the threat around 6am while the victim slept and a
third occupant of the room, Christopher, was in the kitchen.
The
Akwa Ibom State, indigene reportedly stabbed his brother in the neck, head,
armpit and stomach till he died.
He
was said to have fled to Ogunbadejo, a neighbouring street, to report to an
uncle that his brother had sustained serious injuries during a fight.
We gathered that he followed the uncle and his wife to the house around 7am, as a
team of policemen from the Pedro division, were removing the corpse.
Christopher,
who was being interrogated at that moment, reportedly pointed out the culprit
to the police, leading to his arrest.
A
neighbour, Bidemi, who spoke to us said that the two brothers had danced together
on Sunday night after they bought a generator.
He
said, “The room where they stayed was formerly occupied by their elder brother,
and he passed it on to his sister. The sister, after living there for some
years, passed it to them.
“The
two brothers were working in a restaurant owned by their brother in the Abiodun
area. While Mfom cooked the food, Israel washed the plates.
“On
Sunday when they returned from work, they had a party to celebrate a new
generator they bought. Around 6am on Monday, while Israel was sleeping, Mfom
got a knife and stabbed him all over the body. At a particular spot, he stabbed
him more than 15 times. There were more than 70 stab wounds on him.”
A
relative, who did not identify herself, said after killing his brother, the
suspect went to his uncle’s house, where she also stays, to report the
incident.
She
explained that Mfom was panicky, as he tried not to indict himself, adding that
she thought it was their usual fight.
“We
asked him what happened, he just said there was a fight in the house and his
brother had been injured. As we approached the house, we saw two police vans.
The policemen brought out a body that was covered with wrapper.
“That
was when Christopher told the police that it was Mfom who killed his brother.
The police then arrested him,” she said.
Christopher
reportedly claimed he was roasting groundnut in the kitchen when Mfom killed
his brother.
He
said he never knew what happened until he went into the room and saw Israel in
a pool of blood.
But
residents said Christopher might know more about the death because the suspect
had told him he would ensure his brother did not go to work that morning.
Our
correspondent, during a visit to the apartment, saw fresh blood in different
parts of the room.
The
kitchen, where Christopher was said to be preparing the groundnut, was less
than 10 feet away from the single-room apartment.
A
co-worker, who did not identify himself, said the two brothers had different personalities.
While
he described Mfom as overbearing, he said Israel was quiet and always at the
receiving end of his brother’s cruelty.
The
elder brother of the men, however, said the duo had been a thorn in his flesh.
He
said he brought them from the village to Lagos so his mother could have peace
of mind.
He
said, “I planned to set up businesses for them. But since I brought them from
the village, it has been from one trouble to another. I have never had
rest. I never knew this would happen. I
don’t know how I will inform my mother in the village now.”
We learnt that the corpse of the victim had been deposited at the Mainland
General Hospital morgue, while the suspect had been transferred to the State
Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba.
The
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident.
She
said, “The suspect stabbed the victim to death while sleeping at about 6.30am
on Olorunkemi Street, Bariga. The case has been transferred to the SDCI.”
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