27 years old man arrested for matching his father to death
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta
A 27 years old man, Ibrahim Sikiru has been arrested for killing his biological father.
Abimbola Oyeyemi, Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Police Command, Abeokuta made this known in a statement released on Saturday.
“The suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at Onipanu divisional headquarters by one Abiodun Sunday a neighbor to the deceased, who reported that the deceased, Mumuni Ibrahim, a night security man came home and met his son who was still sleeping, and when he questioned him for the reason why he was still sleeping at that time of the day, the suspect got annoyed and brought out cutlass with which he macheted the victim in five different places.
“Upon the report, the DPO Onipanu division, Bamidele Job, quickly mobilized his men and moved to the scene where the suspect was arrested and victim rushed to General Hospital for treatment.
“The suspect, who is strongly suspected to be a cultist has no reasonable explanation for his action when interrogated.
On the 31st of March 2022, the victim gave up the ghost while receiving treatment at the General Hospital, and the family insisted on burying him according to the dictate of his religion.
“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to homicide section of the state Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and diligent prosecution,” the statement said.
