Man allegedly kills stepbrother over N4,000 debt
A man, Lekan Lasisi, has allegedly killed his stepbrother at Abule Tuntun area of Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State over a N4,000 debt which resulted in a dispute between them
Penpushing reports that the incident was said to have happened on December 19, 2025 after Lasisi engaged his brother in an argument over the deceased’s repeated act of owing debts.
The deceased when the argument degenerated allegedly brought out a cutlass to attack the suspect, who in retaliation claimed he brought out a gun but did not know when it accidentally discharged and hit his stepbrother, leading to his death.
Penpushing further reports that the suspect who as at the time of this report was said to be in police net explained that he was angered by the persistent demands from his stepbrother’s creditors, who allegedly asked him to pay the deceased’s debts
The suspect narrating what transpired between them explained that on the day of the incident, the victim had gone to the market with goods, and while he walked to the bus stop, one of the brother’s creditors approached him to report that the deceased had failed to pay his debt.
Penpushing also reports that he pointed out that when his brother returned from the market, he approached him to discuss his recurring debts and how his actions were causing embarrassment to the family.
“When he took a cutlass, I brought out my gun. I am a hunter. He is fond of drinking and exhibiting different attitudes that can cause trouble. On the day of the incident, he took garri to the market, and we met at the expressway where we often board a vehicle. I met a woman who claimed that my brother owed her again. The money was N4,000’, he stated.
“When my brother came back, I challenged him on why he would be owing debt and causing us shame. He got angry and started making trouble. He was the one who first brought out a cutlass, and I brought out a gun, but it accidentally discharged and hit him. I do not intend to kill him.”
Penpushing reports that the suspect while admitting to having shot the gun, insisted that the shot was not intentional, as he had no plans of killing his brother and appealed to the government to temper justice with mercy, stressing that their mother was aged and the third child, who could have cared for her, was bedridden with sickness.
“I do not intend to kill him because I can’t even say how it happened. When the gunshot hit him, I rushed to him to lift him because I was worried that I had killed my own brother. My appeal to the government is that they should have mercy upon me. “My mother is sick, and the person who could take care of her is on a sickbed’, Lasisi said.
Penpushing further reports that the Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Babseyi Oluseyi, when contacted confirmed the incident, stating that the matter had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for investigation.
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