Via Vanguard
Policemen attached to Ilemba Hausa division have
arrested a 30-year-old man who allegedly stabbed his brother, a Merchant Navy
to death while he was asleep.
The incident, occurred at the early hours of
Wednesday morning February 21 at Oritse Street in Imude community, under
Oto-Awori local development council area of Lagos.
After allegedly committing the devilish deed, the
suspect, Allen Biodun, 30 (pictured right), reportedly dragged the remains of
his brother, Allen Olawale Ayetimi, 24 (pictured left), to an uncompleted
building behind their compound and dumped it inside the foundation of the
building, covered it with leaves.
Thereafter he quietly went to his room and took his
late brother’s ATM card, his Merchant navy uniform and phone.
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Crime Guard gathered that the deceased only returned
from an official trip to Port Harcourt at about 11pm Tuesday. Although, the
late Olawale was based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. But his mission to his
family’s house as reliably gathered, was to settle a score between his elder
brother and mother.
Neighbours who referred to Biodun as a terror in the
area, alleged that he was also responsible for the death of his father two
years ago. He was alleged to have poisoned his father’s food in order to take
over his three-bedroom bungalow as inheritance.
After his father’s death, Biodun reportedly chased
his mother and siblings out of the main building, giving them the two shops in
front of the house.
No one could however tell whether there was any
scuffle between Olawale and his elder brother on his arrival. But Crime Guard
gathered that there had been a lingering dispute between the duo.
Sources attributed the dispute to petty jealousy
which could be likened to that of the biblical Cain and Abel story.
The death of their father as gathered, saddled
Olawale with the responsibility of catering for members of his family, since he
was the only one who was working among them. Unknown to him, his good will did
not go down well with his elder brother, who on the other hand, reportedly
resorted to burglary and bullying as a means of survival.
At other times, Biodun reportedly did menial jobs.
But the fear of Biodun in the environment was the beginning of wisdom.
“After the death of his father, he took to burglary.
Everybody is afraid of him in the street. The only thing people did was to
close their doors or even enter their rooms whenever they see him coming. Even
if you see him stealing your property, you have no option than to beg him to
return them because if you shout at him, he will beat you and nobody will come
to your rescue”, a resident said, when Crime Guard visited.
Another possible reason attributed to the seeming
‘cold war’ between the duo as gathered, followed Olawale’s refusal to sometimes
meet with Biodun’s financial demand, an action the latter took as intimidation
and disrespect on his person.
Journey
to Death:
On arrival from Port Harcourt that fateful day,
Olawale reportedly washed his uniform, took his bath and shared a brief moment
with his mother and siblings in the shop they were confined to, during which he
informed them that his mission home was to convince his brother to accept them
back into the main building, unaware that he would never live to see his
mission accomplished. Before retiring to his bedroom which he shared with his
elder brother, Olawale was said to have instructed one of his sisters to boil
water for him to bath the next morning.
But apprehension set in at about 7am Wednesday,
after his sister went to inform him that the hot water was ready, only to
discover his blood stained clothes on the floor,without any sight of him. As
she was about to leave the room, she reportedly met Biodun, who informed her
that Olawale had gone to the bank. Unsure of what to do, his sister, reportedly
alerted her mother who raised an alarm that created a scene in front of the
building.
At that moment, a neighbour identified as Mr Sunday
Abogunrin, disclosed to the gathering that he saw Biodun hours back, dragging
something on the ground. Their greatest fear was confirmed when Biodun bolted
at the verge of being questioned about the whereabouts of his younger brother.
No one could at first run after him, apparently
unsure of what he could be up to. It only took the efforts of a man among the
crowd to catch him. After much persuasion, Biodun reportedly took the crowd to
where he laid the remains of his younger brother. On closer look, a deep cut,
was discovered in the late Olawale’s neck and forehead.
How
I killed my brother
A mild drama reportedly unfolded as Biodun,
according to eye witnesses, started behaving like someone that was mentally
ill, following his incoherent statement. But at a point, he reportedly
confessed to have stabbed Olawale while he was sleeping.
The neighbour who claimed to have seen Biodun
dragging the body of Olawale, told Crime Guard that: “I came out at about 1 am
to ease myself at the backyard, when I noticed some movements. Out of
curiosity, I peeped to see who it was, only to find Biodun dragging something
on the floor. When I finished from the toilet, he was returning from where he
went. I noticed his hands were stained with blood and when I asked where the
blood came from, he said he just killed a goat. I never suspected anything, so,
I went inside to sleep. It was when I heard shout from their compound in the
morning that I had to disclose what happened”
The residents who wondered why a man could go as far
as taking his own brother’s life, were however not too surprised, as some of
them claimed they saw it coming.
According to one Ochukwo:“It is unfortunate that
Olawale died. Biodun has actually made do his threat because he had on several
occasions boasted that he would be the one to kill Olalwale someday. He had
stabbed him before during a fight and since then, had told several persons that
he would kill him someday”.
On why nobody cared to inform the police about
Biodun’s threat , the residents said they would not want a situation whereby he
would come after them at the end of the day.
Crime Guard gathered that Biodun’s mother and
siblings were currently not only devastated by the tragic incident but were
also afraid Biodun could carry out a more dastardly act if let off the hook.
He was however, handed over to the traditional ruler
of the community, who thereafter, invited the Police.
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