The
police in Kwara State, northcentral Nigeria, have arrested Elizabeth
Eze, a resident of Chikanda in Baruten Local Government Area, for
allegedly stabbing her younger brother, Emeka, to death.
The
suspect, who hails from Enugu State, eastern Nigeria, was said to have
stabbed Emeka over a minor disagreement on Sunday, 9 February.
The
incident happened when the two of them reportedly disagreed over who
should first take a bath as they were preparing for church service.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that they were struggling for a bucket before the sad turn of event.
An eyewitness said the deceased insisted that he would take his bath first because he was sent on errand by the church.
It was learnt that their mother, Chinyere, waded into the matter and seized the bucket from them.
However,
Elizabeth, said to be in her late 20s, went into their kitchen and
brought out a knife with which she stabbed her brother .
Alhaji
Shittu, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Yashikira said that the
matter had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation
Department (CID) Ilorin for further investigation.
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