A 44-year-old man, identified as Benedict Chukwu, was allegedly shot dead by his younger brother during an argument in Elele-Alimini in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Trouble started when the deceased younger, Patrick Chukwu, 40, blocked a space where the former was about to pack his motorbike in their family compound.
Former General Secretary of Elele-Alimini Community Development Committee, Ambassador Joseph Asomeji, confirmed the incident to newsmen.
Asomeji said the deceased and the suspect were his cousins, even as he expressed sadness over the incident.
He stated, “Both of them are my cousins. The issue was that the elder brother, the late Mr Benedict Chukwu, came home from his daily hustling to the family house where both of them live.
“The younger brother Mr Patrick Chukwu used chairs to block access to where Benedict Chukwu was to carry his motorbike and cross.
“The late elder brother pleaded with the younger brother to allow him access to pass with his bike inside the family house where both of them are living, the younger brother refused to remove the chairs that were blocking the road.
“Angrily, Mr Benedict used his legs to kick the chairs out of the way, then the younger brother picked up a wedge to hit the elder brother.
