A 27-year-old man, Mfom John, who reportedly
stabbed his twin brother, Israel John, 70 times at
Somolu area of Lagos State, yesterday confessed
that he was ordered by a spirit to commit the
crime. Homicide detectives attached to the State Criminal
Investigations Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba,
picked Mfom after he allegedly killed Israel on
Monday morning. The suspect stabbed Israel in the neck, head,
armpit and stomach. Speaking with our
correspondent, Mfom said that an unknown spirit
ordered him to attack Israel. Mfom, however, said that he was going to do
everything possible to find out what or who
‘controlled’ him to kill his brother. He said:
“Israel is my warlord. I cannot stay alone. I want to go and meet him wherever he is. “We
went to buy a generator, along with one of our
friends at Bariga Market on Sunday. When we came
back, we went to a beer joint to drink. Later, we all went back home, ate and slept
together.
“The next morning, our friend, Friday, went
outside. I decided to go and join him outside. My
brother was sleeping. As I was about opening the door, I felt someone
attempted to blindfold me from behind. In the
process of defending myself, I grabbed hold of a
kitchen knife. The knife was on top of the table. I headed straight
to where my twin brother was sleeping and
stabbed him several times. It was after the incident
that I realised what had happened.” Mfom said he regretted killing his brother because
it was not his intention to kill him. He added: “I had not been myself since his death.
Both of us have been helping our elder brother to
run his canteen. My twin brother was about to learn how to repair
shoes before the unfortunate incident.” The
suspect also confessed that he used to smoke
Indian hemp, but stopped three years ago when he
was about to come to Lagos. Mfom said that he started smoking Indian hemp
when he was 15 years old. He said: “When I got to Lagos, instead of smoking,
I started eating Indian hemp. I would pour the leaf
into my palm and chew it.” The state Police Public
Relations Officer (PPRO), Dolapo Badmos, said the
police were still investigating the matter. http://newtelegraphonline.com/spirit-ordered-
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