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Nigeria police arrest man for hacking brother to death in Edo

Published on March 27, 2025 at 07:40 PM

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a 38-year-old man for allegedly killing his brother.

The command’s spokesman, Moses Joel Yamu, in a statement on Thursday, said the suspect, Iyayi Omokaro, hacked his brother to death on March 25.

Yamu revealed that Iyayi had a misunderstanding with his brother, Friday and in the process, used cutlass to hack the deceased to death.

“On 25/03/2025 at about 1530 hours, a report was received from a camp in Uzalla Community about the killing of one Friday Omokaro 38yrs.

“Ahor Police Operatives and vigilantes got to the scene and recovered the victim to the hospital where he was confirmed dead. The murder weapon was also recovered.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased, Friday Omokaro 38yrs and his brother Iyayi Omokaro 34yrs had a misunderstanding which resulted into a fight, in the process, Iyayi Omokaro used a cutlass and hacked his elder brother to death,”; the statement read.

According to the police image maker, Iyayi has been arrested and taken into custody for investigation.

He added that the suspect has confessed to the crime and would soon be charged in court.

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