Tuesday, December 30, 2025 - The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man, Lekan Lasisi, for shooting his stepbrother d3ad during a dispute over N4,000 debt.
The incident happened in Abule Tuntun, Odeda Local
Government Area of the state on December 19 after Lasisi engaged his brother in
an argument over the deceased’s repeated act of owing debts.
According to an interrogation video shared by a Facebook
user, Makinde Fasunle, on Monday, December 29, 2025, Lasisi said he was angered
by the persistent demands from his stepbrother’s creditors, who allegedly asked
him to pay the deceased’s debts.
The argument was said to have degenerated when the deceased
allegedly brought out a cutlass to attack the suspect.
In retaliation, the suspect claimed he brought out a gun but
did not know when it accidentally discharged and hit his stepbrother, leading
to the latter’s d3ath.
In the video, Lasisi explained that on the day of
the incident, the victim had gone to the market with goods, and while he walked
to the bus stop, one of the brother’s creditors approached him to report that
the deceased had failed to pay his debt.
He noted that when his brother returned from the market, he
approached him to discuss his recurring debts and how his actions were causing
embarrassment to the family.
“When he took a cutlass, I brought out my gun. I am a
hunter. He is fond of drinking and exhibiting different attitudes that can
cause trouble,” Lasisi explained.
"On the day of the incident, he took garri to the
market, and we met at the expressway where we often board a vehicle. I met a
woman who claimed that my brother owed her again. The money was N4,000.
"When my brother came back, I challenged him on why he
would be owing debt and causing us shame. He got angry and started making
trouble. He was the one who first brought out a cutlass, and I brought out a
gun, but it accidentally discharged and hit him. I do not intend to k!ll him.”
While admitting to having shot the gun, Lasisi insisted that
the shot was not intentional, as he had no plans of k!lling his brother.
He appealed to the government to temper justice with mercy,
stressing that their mother was aged and the third child, who could have cared
for her, was bedridden with sickness.
"I do not intend to k!ll him because I can’t even say
how it happened. When the gunshot hit him, I rushed to him to lift him because
I was worried that I had k!lled my own brother.
"My appeal to the government is that they should have
mercy upon me. “My mother is sick, and the person who could take care of her is
on a sickbed,” Lasisi said.
The spokesperson of the Ogun State Police Public Relations
Officer, Babseyi Oluseyi, who confirmed the incident to punch said that the matter had been
transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for investigation.
"It happened on December 19, and it was transferred to
SCID, Eleweran,” the PPRO said.
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