Ohalete Jogoji, a native of Umumbasi community, Amaraku in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, was publicly paraded around the village square and market after he reportedly stabbed his own biological brother, Augustine Jogoji to death over a land dispute.
According to The Punch, the septuagenarian confessed to killing his brother in his sleep after a dispute over a piece of land.
He said that he was angry that his brother, a truck pusher, diverted the only plot of land belonging to the family.
The man 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 named Nkiru said that she was surprised that the issue went out of control to the extent of her father killing her uncle.
She noted that they used to have minor issues, but never to this point.
The youth leader in the community 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.”
This article was originally published on Nigeria News
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