A man, identified as Iyayi Omokaro, has allegedly killed his elder brother, Friday Omokaro, during a fight in Edo State.

It was gathered that the incident happened at Ahor axis in Uhumwonde Local Government Area, near Benin City on February 25.

It was further gathered that the duo, who are siblings of the same parent, had an altercation, which led to a fight and in the process, the younger brother clubbed his elder brother to death.

Source said in the cause of the fight, Iyayi dashed inside the house and brought out a cutlass, which he allegedly used to inflict injuries on the elder brother.

He added that the elder died on the spot before he could be taken to the hospital.

The suspect, it was learnt, after killing his brother, attempted to flee but members of the Edo State Security Network, who arrived at the scene, chased and arrested him.

According to the security outfit, the suspect during interrogation, said he had a misunderstanding with his elder brother of the same parents which led to a fight, adding that during the fight, he inflicted injuries on him with a cutlass and he died.

The suspect, it was learnt, was handed over to the Ahor police division, from where policemen evacuated the deceased to the mortuary. 

The state police spokesperson, CSP Moses Yamu, who confirmed the incident, said the suspect had been arrested.

“We heard of the incident that happened in Uzalla where two brothers engaged in a fight, leading to the death of one of them,’’ he added.

He said investigation was on to unravel the cause of the fight.