thing, he killed his own brother. According to a report byTribune,
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 story below.
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.
From Tribune
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