Jealous Brother Hacks sibling to Death.

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 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.