By Wilson Adekumola
The operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested a 24-year-old man, Amos Christopher, for allegedly beating his for four-year-old younger brother to death and beheading him at Dobi village in Ga’anda District, Gombi Local Government Area of the state.
According to the police, Amos who is said to be epileptic, but how the condition may have influenced his act to beat up his younger brother identified as Thyson until he died before he went on to behead him still remains a mystery.
Sources said Tuesday that Amos pounced on Thyson the previous day, June 19, “when his health condition became worse.”
A source added that, “Amos had a seizure outside and slumped on the 18th June, 2023, and was brought back home by neighbours.
“His health condition deteriorated with a complete change in his behaviour the following morning when he violently attacked his mother and younger brothers who were at home with him.
“He grabbed the 4-year-old boy and dragged him into a room where he locked up the door from inside and beat him up to death. All effort to rescue the small boy by his mother was fruitless.
“He carried the dead body outside where he used the hoe in his possession and cut off the head.”
The Adamawa Police Command, Public Relation Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, while confirming the incident, said the suspect had been saying that he did not do anything, that his younger brother he was said to have killed is alive and at home.
The father of the suspect, Christopher Haruna, said the incident occurred while he was away in his farm.
He confirmed that Amos is suffering from epilepsy and the family had been battling to cure it.
