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Residents of 6, Adelaja street, off Afariogun Street, at the Charity area of Oshodi, Lagos were thrown into disarray when a man allegedly stabbed his elder brother to death over a missing torch light.
Trouble started at 2am in the morning according to sources when Aderemi Adelaja who is in his 40s accused his elder brother Mayowa Adelaja (50) of stealing his torch light.
Mayowa who considered the accusation as an insult reported his younger brother their mum who waded into the matter by chiding Aderemi, but all entreaties fell on deaf ears as as pair engaged in a fight which saw Aderemi stabbing his elder brother, Mayowa to death.
The bloody fight woke up other tenants who approached the scene of the incident and one realising the gravity of his action, Aderemi fled the scene and went into hiding.
A tenant and an eyewitness who identified himself as Mojeed said; “the quarrel between late Mayowa and his brother Aderemi  started, when the latter with his five children,  moved into their parents’ house, after losing his wife. Aderemi and his children were staying with their mother in her one room apartment. Mayowa was always angry that their mother was assisting Aderemi and his children instead of him (Aderemi)  providing for their mother.
“On his part, Aderemi was not happy with his eldest brother’s life style. He sees him as a tout, accused him of stealing his things. We have settled several quarrels between them. Perhaps, if this fight had occurred in the day time, no death would have been recorded because people would have taken the weapons from them,” the eyewitness added.
Spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Dolapo Badmus confirmed confirmed incident and also informed that Aderemi was still at-large and the case had been transferred to the Homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department.
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