Man stabs sleeping twin brother to death

A 27-year-old man, Mfom John, has stabbed his twin brother, Israel John, to death on Olorunkemi Street in the Somolu area of Lagos State. PUNCH metro gathered that Mfom stabbed the victim more than 70 times in different parts of the body on Monday. Although no one could state the immediate cause of the incident, relatives and residents told our correspondent that the suspect had always threatened to kill Israel whenever they had disagreements. He was said to have carried out the threat around 6am while the victim slept and a third occupant of the room, Christopher, was in the kitchen. The Akwa Ibom State, indigene reportedly stabbed his brother in the neck, head, armpit and stomach till he died. He was said to have fled to Ogunbadejo, a neighbouring street, to report to an uncle that his brother had sustained serious injuries during a fight. Our correspondent gathered that he followed the uncle and his wife to the house around 7am, as a team of policemen from the Pedro division, were removing the corpse. Christopher, who was being interrogated at that moment, reportedly pointed out the culprit to the police, leading to his arrest. A neighbour, Bidemi, said that the two brothers had danced together on Sunday night after they bought a generator. He said, “The room where they stayed was formerly occupied by their elder brother, and he passed it on to his sister. The sister, after living there for some years, passed it to them. “The two brothers were working in a restaurant owned by their brother in the Abiodun area. While Mfom cooked the food, Israel washed the plates. “On Sunday when they returned from work, they had a party to celebrate a new generator they bought. Around 6am on Monday, while Israel was sleeping, Mfom got a knife and stabbed him all over the body. At a particular spot, he stabbed him more than 15 times. There were more than 70 stab wounds on him.” A relative, who did not identify herself, said after killing his brother, the suspect went to his uncle’s house, where she also stays, Source: Punch