19 Year Old Boy Kills His Own 4 Year Old Brother In Oyo State

19 year old Rilwan Ahmed (pictured below) did
the most unthinkable thing, he killed his own
brother. According to a report by newsman, Rilwan
took his 4 year old half-brother Waris Ahmed to
an uncompleted building close to their residence
at Oloko village in Ibadan, Oyo State, tied a
piece of cloth across his face, making it difficult
for him to breathe, then tied his legs, and left
him there. Life slowly ebbed out of him as he
struggled to breathe. His body was discovered
there 3 days later. Read the full after the cut
This above scenario was what was painted by a
murder suspect, Rilwan Ahmed, when he was
discovered to be responsible for his half-brother,
Waris’s death.
On Saturday, July 19, 2014, Waris’s father, Mr
Lateef Lawal, who is stepfather to Rilwan
reported at Ojoo Police Division of Oyo State
Police Command that his four-year-old son was
missing. The entire Oloko village also joined
Lawal’s family in a search for the missing boy,
Rilwan inclusive, until he made a statement that
raised people’s suspicion. He advised that
nearby bush should be cut, giving a high
probability that the missing boy would be found.
With this serving as a lead, detectives at Ojoo
Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer,
Musiliu Doga, interrogated the boy, leading to his
startling confession that he was responsible for
the death of the missing boy.
Not a few people wondered why the Rilwan who
had been staying with his stepfather since he
was young, could do that to his own blood, but
Rilwan said he could not say precisely the kind
of spirit that controlled his action.
The suspect told Crime Reports that he left
school after Primary Six and had been working
as a labourer with bricklayers. He also disclosed
that he refused to learn any vocation and always
ran away from vocational centres he was taken
to. Things were not different when he was taken
to Qur’anic school.
Speaking with Crime Reports, the 19-year-old
boy said: “I live with my mother and stepfather.
She gave birth to two of us before my father
died and she remarried. She also gave birth to
six other children for my stepfather. I don’t know
what pushed me into what I did to my
stepbrother. It was as if I was being propelled
by unknown forces. On the fateful day, I asked
him to follow me to the undeveloped plots by
our residence. When we got to one of the
uncompleted buildings there, I placed a piece of
cloth on his face covering his eyes, mouth and
nose. I also tied his legs. He did not shout so I
left him there.
“When I got back home, my mother asked of
Waris and I told her to check him outside. When
she could not find him, I joined in the search for
the young boy. When my stepfather went to the
police to report, I remembered that I took
someone to a place. I went back to the
uncompleted building to bring my half-brother
home, but met him dead.
“I quickly threw him into a nearby bush and
went back home, afraid of how to break the
news to my mother. At a point, I told the people
around that if they wanted us to find the
missing boy, they should let us cut the bush at
the back of our residence. This aroused my
stepfather’s suspicion and he went to report my
statement to the police. It was when the police
were interrogating me that I confessed to my
deeds.
“I took detectives to the bush where I dumped
my half-brother’s remains.”
Based on information gathered by Crime Reports
that the suspect was angry with his mother for
not returning N700 he kept with her, he was
asked whether the anger propelled his action but
he replied in the negative.
“No. I did not keep the money with her, I kept it
in my bag and she went to take it. I told her it
was my money made from my labouring job but
she said the money was not mine, and that she
was not going to give it back to me. I was
angry with her and said to myself that I would
not release her son to her if my money was not
returned to me.
“But that was not actually what I had in mind
when I took my brother away. My mother did
not offend me, neither my half-brother. My
stepfather and mother were taking good care of
me. I can’t really place what made me commit
the act.”
When contacted, the Police Public Relations
Officer in Oyo State, Olabisi Okuwobi-Ilobanafor
confirmed the story, describing the murder of the
little boy as unfortunate. She also said that the
law would take its course as the boy would be
charged to court after investigations.