A teenager has been apprehended by residents after he buried his brother alive for allegedly stealing N1000 in the Apamisede area of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.
In a video making the rounds, the young boy was seen with bruises and swollen body parts after he was dug out from the spot he was buried by his elder brother who claimed he was instructed by their mother to punish the erring boy.
The elder brother, who was caught by neighbours, said he buried the boy alive after their mother directed him to punish the boy for stealing N1000.
The elder brother was heard in the video speaking in pidgin said, “He thief money. The last time he went to thief money, We dey ask am where he put the money, and I no know how much he thief oo but he said nah N1000. The last time he stole, nobody b£at ham, and nobody touched Ham. Nobody send, nah my mother talk say make I punish am,” the suspect said.
Watch the video of the older brother being questioned beside his disfigured boy here.
