A 73-year-old man, Ohalete Jogoji, has allegedly killed his immediate younger brother, Augustine Jogoji.
According to reports, angry youths have taken over the scene at the Amaraku junction scene of the sad incident, in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State.
The mob were said to have stripped the victim naked and threatened to beat him before some other group of youths, led by one Bathram Uwandu, rescued him and took him to the police command headquarters in Owerri.
The suspect said that he killed his younger brother, Augustine Jogoji while he was asleep.
On why he killed him, the septuagenarian said that his younger brother, a truck pusher diverted the only plot of land belonging to the family.
The man who spoke in Igbo language said “I was angry that he took the only land belonging to our family. Instead of me to be in possession of the only portion of land as the first son, he possessed it. I got angry and attacked him.”
The suspect’s daughter, who identified herself as Nkiru, said though his father and his slain younger brother used to have minor issues, she was surprised that the issue went out of control to the extent of his father allegedly killing her uncle.
The youth leader said, “this man attacked his direct brother yesterday while everybody was aware watching Chelsea and Liverpool match. Before help could come the man had died. We have deposited him at the mortuary. We are law-abiding youths. We don’t want to take the laws into our hands. That is why we are taking him to the police now.
