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 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, reportedly dragged the
remains of his brother, Allen Olawale Ayetimi, 24,
Toan 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.
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.
Noone, 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 buglary 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. Noone,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 persuation, 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.
Source – vanguard news.
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