I swallowed cannabis, says man who killed brother

The suspect who allegedly killed his sleeping twin brother on Olorunkemi Street in the Somolu area of Lagos State, Mfom, 26, says he was not in his right senses when he committed the crime.

He told our correspondent that he was blindfolded while stabbing Israel, adding that he still could not explain what came over him.

He said he started smoking cannabis when he was 15 years old, adding that he graduated from smoking cannabis to swallowing it when he became mature.

PUNCH Metro had reported that Mfom and his twin brother, Israel, came from Akwa Ibom State to Lagos and had been assisting their brother in his canteen in the Abiodun area of Somolu.

The suspect was alleged to have been threatening to kill his brother after every disagreement.

But he carried out the threat around 6am on Monday while the victim slept and the third occupant of the room, Christopher, was in the kitchen.

He was arrested by policemen from the Pedro division and the case transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba.

He said, “I came to Lagos three years ago and since then, I have been working with my brother in his canteen. I work from Monday to Sunday; I don’t even go to church.

“On Sunday night, I bought a small generator which I took home. The three of us enjoyed ourselves that night. We ate and drank to celebrate the generator.

“Around 7am the next day, I woke up. My brother was still sleeping. I wanted to open the net, but I discovered somebody covered my face. I decided to go out, but I couldn’t see the road.

“I found the knife somewhere and took it. I then stabbed my brother to death. I don’t know what came over me, but I intend to find out.”

He denied that there was any quarrel between him and the deceased prior to the incident, saying he loved his brother.

“We never had any disagreement. It was people who had seen that we had a great future together that were giving us alcohol. I believe my family may know about what happened,” he said.

Asked if he smoked any substance the night to the incident, he said he only took his meal.

He, however, admitted to taking cannabis sometimes.

He said, “I did not continue my education after primary school because my father died. But I started smoking cannabis from age 15. Now that I am mature, it is direct. I don’t smoke again, I swallow it.”

Our correspondent learnt that the suspect had become violent since his arrest.

His brother, Samuel, who brought him to Lagos, said he believed Mfom might have been affected by the substance he took.