A 20-year-old man, Aliyu Hamman, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his brother to death in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. The incident occurred on January 8, 2026, around 3:20 a.m. at Poly Road, near Adaigbo Filling Station, while the victim was asleep.
The police received a distress report at 7, prompting the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ogwashi-Uku Division, CSP Israel Okoyomon, to deploy detectives to the scene. The suspect, reportedly a herder and suspected drug addict, was arrested, and the murder weapon was recovered.
The victim’s body has been deposited at Odua Mortuary, Ogwashi-Uku, for an autopsy, and investigations are ongoing to determine the circumstances and motive behind the killing.
