By Longtong I. Yakubu
A 17 years old teenager who stabbed her brother to dead in Sabon Gari area of Kano State last month is pleading for mercy, saying she had no intention of killing her elder brother.
The teenager, Ada Olisa Okeke, who has been handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Kano State Police Command could hardly say much about the incident as tears kept falling on her cheeks intermittently.
Ada stabbed her brother, Anthony Okeke (21years) on June 29th in their residence at 82, Yoruba road in Sabon Gari area.
While speaking to Africa Prime News on behalf of the teenager, the Investigation Police Officer (IPO), Sgt Mohammed Kabiru, who is handling the case pointed out that, Ada has pleaded guilty as she has confessed to the crime and was remorseful, she kept on saying she loves her brother.
The parent who are now both the complainant and defendant are also pleading on behalf of Ada, saying they can’t loose two children at the same time, he added.
According to the Officer, the deceased took his kid sister from their parent and have been living together for over two years until when his girlfriend started visiting the house frequently which later resulted to a misunderstanding that led to the incident.
Based on Ada’s confession, Sgt Kabiru narrated that; “on that fateful day in the evening when she came back from the market, she met Anthony’s girlfriend lying down on the bed – the girlfriend warned her not to touch anything in the house, so she waited for the brother to
return from work to make her report but instead of resolving the issue, he defended his girlfriend and they started exchanging words.
Based on Ada’s word, he continued, “late Anthony started beating and punching her head and she ran towards the fridge where she saw a knife on its top which she picked to threaten him to stay away from her but he rushed her and the knife pierce into his chest and he fell unconscious.
“The deceased however gave up the ghost at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital where he was referred to from the international clinic.
“Ada also said prior to the incident, she has never had any misunderstanding with her brother’s girlfriend,” the IPO noted.
Spokesperson of the Kano State Police command, SP. Magaji Musa in his remarks said the weapon used in committing the crime has been recovered and Ada will be charge to court on completion of investigation and securing of a full medical report of the deceased.
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