The sleepy Ugwuagbo Inyi community in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State has been thrown into mourning following the alleged dastardly murder and burial of a 46-year old man by his brother in the area.
The 46-year old man identified as Chizoba Ogbonna was reportedly killed by his younger brother, Raphael Izuchukwu, following his inability to raise funds for the treatment of the deceased who was said to have been ill for a long time.
The suspect, Izuchukwu had on that fateful day not only killed his elder brother identified as Ogbonna but also went ahead to bury him.
Confirming the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday evening, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Enugu State command, Ebere Amaraizu, described the incident as dastardly.
Amaraizu said the dastardly act took lace on on August 3, 2018.
The PPRO said a full scale investigation had commenced as the suspect is now helping the police operatives in their investigation.
"Revelation from suspect had it that he actually killed his brother on that 3/8/18 and buried him in the early hours of the said date.
"On why he killed and buried his brother, suspect further revealed that the brother has been sick and that he can no longer bear the cost of his treatment and as a result, he killed and buried him.
"But through intelligence information, the police operatives apprehended him," he said.
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