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A man who allegedly macheted his mother, Mrs Victoria Lorjaal, and his elder sister, Brenda Lorjaal, to death has been arrested.
The suspect, identified as Victor Lorjaal of Aba Ile camp, Itaji-Ekiti, allegedly committed the offence on March 25 while on the farm.
Ekiti State Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Sunday Abutu told newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday that one of the children of the deceased, who was an eyewitness, narrated how the incident happened.
According to the witness, while working on the farm, his brother, Victor, suddenly left him and went to meet their mother and sister, where they were also working.
Not long after, he said that she heard his mother screaming for help, but before he could get to them, his brother had allegedly killed the two women and fled the scene.
Abutu said that the Ekiti Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo, had ordered a thorough investigation into the tragic incident and commiserated with the family of the deceased.
The PPRO said that the suspect would be charged in court after the conclusion of the police investigation. (NAN)
