BENIN CITY – A 34-year-old man has allegedly stabbed his younger brother to death over an argument in Benin City.
The suspect, Omorodion Samson was said to have killed his sibling identified as Omorodion Imuetiyan, 27, in their family residence at Blessed Quarters, Egba Community in Ikpoba-okha local government area of Benin City.
He allegedly stabbed the victim twice in the neck before he was apprehended on October 7, 2018.
Also, two suspected kidnappers Augustine Temile and Solomon Holy were nabbed for allegedly kidnapping one Ngozi Mba at Ugbowo area of Benin City.
The police equally apprehended a 35-year-old man, one Chizoba Okafor alleged have been involved in the production and sale of fake drinks.
He was said to have owned illegal brewery in Upper Mission axis of the state capital where he brews fake drinks for unsuspecting buyers and consumers.
Speaking with newsmen, Okafor, who claimed to be native of the Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, said that he had engaged in the illegal brewery to cater for his family as the drinks were produced with his “formula”.
“It has not been long since I started the business because I have a bar where I sell pepper soup and palm wine with my wife and three children.
“Everything (ingredient) is written on the labels. I am not a graduate; I use my formula to do it.
“I do it to earn a living (because) I cannot rob with a gun. Nobody has complained (about the drinks). They (police) came to my house on October 4 to arrest me” Okafor explained.
Some suspected cultists alleged to have been terrorising the state were also arrested by operatives of Edo State police command.
The Commissioner of Police in Edo CP Johnson Kokumo paraded the suspects before newsmen in Benin City, yesterday Tuesday, October 16, 2018.
CP Kokumo urged residents to be vigilant and report suspicious activities or movement to the police.
