A man identified as Olanrewaju Adeyinka has been arrested for stabbing his younger brother to death for bringing two life parrots home.
The 40-year-old Adeyinka stated that it was a mistake and it was the devil’s work that led him into stabbing his brother.
The deceased, Gabriel, happens to be the younger brother of the culprit. According to reports by The Punch, Gabriel brought two life parrots home.
Speaking to journalists, Olanrewaju said he mistakenly stabbed his brother, who brought two strange parrots into their home in the Ilaro area of Ogun state.
Adeyinka who stabbed his brother with broken window Louvre said he told his brother to take the parrot out of the house, but his brother refused; his refusal led to a fight between them.
He also appealed to the government to pardon him so that he could take care of his surviving younger brother.
He added, “I regret what I did and I can’t justify my action. It is the devil’s work; the government should assist me anyhow they want to.
Olanrewaju said, “It was my brother, who brought them home, but I insisted that he should not put the birds in our house. I asked him to take the birds away from the parlour and keep them outside and that was how a fight started between us.
“He came to my room and started fighting me. It was during the fight that he broke my louvres.
“It was the broken louvres that I intended to take outside to show our neighbours when he attacked me again that I ended up using to stab him to death.”
the fight took place at their home in Ilaro, Ogun State. According to him, he mistakenly stabbed his brother while they were struggling.
He also pleaded with the government to pardon him so that he could take care of his remaining younger brother.
He added, “I regret what I did and I can’t justify my action. It is the devil’s work; the government should assist me anyhow they want to.
“We are three siblings and lost our parents long ago and I have mistakenly killed one. The government should come to my aid so that I can take care of the other one.”
