Man stabs younger brother to death over dispute with wife in Delta

The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a man, identified simply as Paul, for allegedly stabbing his younger brother to death in Ugbokodo, Okpe Community, located in Okpe Local Government Area of the state.

The confirmation came from the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, who responded to inquiries with a brief message: “Confirmed.” He also noted that the suspect has been taken into custody.

The suspect and his son, on Thursday evening, allegedly stabbed his younger brother, Saturday, to death over a dispute involving two thousand naira at the Ugbokodo waterside, DAILY POST can report.

It was learnt that two thousand naira belonging to the suspect’s wife went missing, and she accused the deceased, who denied stealing the money earlier in the day.

She insisted that he was responsible and seized his shirt during a heated argument.

In the process, the deceased reportedly slapped his elder brother’s wife before neighbours intervened and separated them.

The woman then called her husband, popularly known as Papa Jeffery, who rushed to the scene in anger. Without asking what had transpired between his wife and his younger brother, he reportedly asked one of his sons to accompany him.

They tracked Saturday to the waterside, where they beat and stabbed him multiple times until he died.

Following the incident, angry youths in the Ugbokodo community mobilized and set fire to the suspect’s house and his wife’s shop.

It took the swift intervention of soldiers and police officers to bring the situation under control.