Chibuike Ijeoma
A 20-year-old apprentice, Chibuike Ijeoma, has allegedly killed his
stepbrother for setting him up. It was gathered that Chibuike broke a
bottle and stabbed his stepbrother to death.
Sadly, the 18-year-old Ifeanyi had explained that he didn't send
anyone after Chibuike. But, the angry man Chibuike still stabbed him to
death.
Ifeanyi was rushed to a private hospital where he was confirmed dead.
Policemen from the Ajangbadi division were said to have arrested
the Imo State indigene, after which the case was transferred to the
State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba.
According to Punch, Chibuike and Ifeanyi lived in the same room
with their parents on Sonowo Street, in the Ajangbadi area of Lagos
State. Ifeanyi’s mother, who was the second wife, had reportedly
separated from his father and remarried.
“He said I took his earphone, and I told him to pick it on the
windowsill. He warned me not to touch it again. I pushed him for daring
me and we started fighting. My mother, father and uncle heard the noise
of the fight and came to intervene. We didn’t stop until my mother hit
us with broom. The matter was resolved that morning.
“I left for my shop at the Alaba International Market. When it
was around 5pm and I was about to close, I decided to check on my boss
at his workplace. He told me two boys had come to look for me and they
said they would beat me. My boss asked me to wait.
“Some minutes later, the boys showed up and I told my boss that
I have never seen them before and they said they didn’t know me either.
They said my brother, Ifeanyi, informed them I was planning to beat
them, which was why they came for me.” the suspect said.
He said he denied the allegation and his boss settled the dispute
and sent the boys away, telling them to maintain the peace. However,
things to another turn when he got home.
He said, “I asked why he would send boys to beat me up when he
knew I was his elder brother. He said I should allow him to tell his
side of the story, but I didn’t listen to him. I was angry and broke a
bottle. I stabbed him in the leg.
“When I saw he had started bleeding and was losing
consciousness, I called for help. My mother came and used a cloth to tie
the wound, to stop the bleeding. We rushed him to a hospital close to
our house, but he was rejected. He was confirmed dead at a second
private hospital.”
Chibuike said he regretted his action as he never meant to kill his
stepbrother. The mother of the deceased had sworn to pursue the case
till the end, calling for justice for her slain child.
The corpse of the deceased has been deposited in a mortuary pending
the release of autopsy report. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP
Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident, saying the police were still
investigating the death.
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