The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, identified as Amos Christopher, for beating his younger brother, Tyson to death and beheading him.
Christopher, who was suffering from epilepsy, was said to have gruesomely killed his 4-year-old brother at their residence in Dobi Village, Gaánda District, in the Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
The father the children, Christopher Haruna, told the police that he was at the farm when Amos, whom he said is epileptic, perpetrated the crime, adding that when he returned home, he found Tyson’s dismembered corpse lying in a pool of blood.
His words, “A day before the incident, Amos experienced a seizure and slumped. His health condition further deteriorated with a complete change in his behaviour. The following morning, he violently attacked his mother and younger brothers who were at home with him.
“He grabbed his four-year-old brother, dragged him into a room, locked up the door from inside and beat him up to death. All efforts to rescue him by his mother were fruitless. He then carried the corpse outside and used the hoe in his possession to cut off the head and dismembered the body into two.”
Speaking to newsmen, Adamawa Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Suleiman Nguroje said the expert opinion of a psychiatrist would be crucial in determining the next line of action.
“The Commissioner of Police, Babatola Afolabi, has directed that the man who killed his brother be taken to an asylum. We need a medical expert opinion to ascertain whether he’s a person of unsound mind or not.
“By the time it is established, investigations will now reveal the next action to be taken by the command. That process at the moment has started for a medical expert to give us the true state of his mental state,” he added.
Nguroje further said that Christopher’s case would only be determined upon the conclusion of his medical examination.