Ogun man killed father with machete for questioning him: Police
The police in Ogun on Sunday said it had arrested a 27-year-old man, Ibrahim Sikiru, for allegedly killing his father with a machete in the Onipanu area of the state.
The state police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Ota, saying the police arrested the suspect on March 30.
Mr Oyeyemi explained that the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at the Onipanu Divisional Headquarters by one Abiodun Sunday,
He explained that the deceased, Mumuni Ibrahim, a night security guard, asked his son why he was still sleeping after coming home from work.
Mr Oyeyemi quoted Mr Sunday as saying that when the father questioned his son why he was still sleeping at the time of the day, the suspect got annoyed and brought out a machete to hack the victim in five different places.
“Upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Onipanu Division, CSP Bamidele Job, quickly mobilised his men and moved to the scene where the suspect was arrested. The victim was rushed to the General Hospital for treatment.
“The suspect, who is strongly suspected to be a cultist, has no reasonable explanation for his action when interrogated.
“On March 31, the victim died while receiving treatment at the general hospital, and the family insisted on burying him according to the dictate of his religion,” he said.
(NAN)
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