Man butchers his younger brother over fight with his wife.

The city of Owerri in Imo State has been thrown into confusion following the killing of 47-year-old Madukaku Oguh by his elder brother, Aligwekwe Oguh.

Aligwekwe butchered his younger brother with a sharp cutlass and disappeared from the community thereafter. The deceased is said to have had a frosty relationship with his elder brother and his wife before the incident occurred.

A villager, who witnessed the ugly incident said that Aligwekwe’s wife, Linda Oguh, was seated at the entrance to the family compound, when Madukaku returned from work.

Linda then accused her brother in-law of looking at her suspiciously and started raining abuses on him. Madukaku tried to call her to order, but she continued with the insults.

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When Madukaku could no longer withstand the insult, he allegedly brandished a small knife and threatened to use it against her, if she continued to abuse him.

Aligwekwe, who was close by, then ran out and dealt cuts on his brother with a machete. The deceased tried to run away from his brother, but could not go far due to loss of blood. He slumped and started gasping for breath. Some sympathizers who had arrived at the scene, rushed him to a nearby hospital where he died shortly.

Linda spoke to journalists later and expressed her regret over what had happened describing it as “the handiwork of the devil.”

Police are still searching for Aligwekwe.


Vanguard.