The incident happened to an Itsekiri family, Ogbe, in popular Ugbuwangue, Warri, Delta State. The 21-year-old lady was identified as Omasan, while her younger brother she stabbed to death was identified as Laju. Laju, the victim, was said to be a student of Yonwuren College, Ugbuwangue in Warri and the only male child of the family.
Tribune Online gathered that the head of the Ogbe family died about a decade ago leaving the mother of the boy and girl to cater for the family.
Omasan, described as a "tomboy," was said to have ordered Laju to wash some dishes which he
rebuffed. Laju was said to have insisted that he had already fetched water and was too tired to do any other house chores.
His response, it was gathered, infuriated Omasan, which made her to engage in a fight with her brother. As the fight ensued, Laju reportedly had an upper hand in the fight and this angered Omasan.
Feeling humiliated, Omasan went to their kitchen, took a knife and stabbed her brother in the chest.
"He fell to the ground, started screaming, and calling for help before people rushed to the house to attempt to help the boy," a family source said.
The image-maker of the Delta State Police Command, DSP Celestina Kalu, confirmed the incident, saying the family reported the incident to the police and investigations were
hmmn......... train up a child in the way he should go
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