A 20-year-old man identified as Ridwan has been arrested in Ogun State on suspicion of killing his father for money ritual.
Ridwan was taken into custody by the Ogun State So-Safe Corps in Oshoku village, Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state.
According to a statement from the So-Safe Corps Commander, Soji Ganzallo, released through corps spokesman Moruf Yusuf, officers of the corps discovered a disturbing noise coming from a building during their routine patrol in Oshoku on Thursday.
In response to the, the officers entered the building to investigate, only to find a lifeless body in a pool of blood, with the alleged murderer having fled the scene.
“The suspected killer was nabbed where he was hiding in a bush.
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“He confessed to have killed his father, Ishau, with a rope tied to his neck and a knife used to remove the needed parts of his body for ritual purpose,” he said.
The corps commander noted that the alleged killer told the officers of the corps during interrogation that “he only removed the private part, larynx, and just four teeth of his father as requested by a ritualist he identified as Baba Kekere.”
He however said, when questioned about the whereabouts of the ritualist, Ridwan declined to provide any details.
Ganzallo stated that the suspect has been handed over to the Nigeria Police Force, Ogbere Divisional Headquarters, for further investigation and potential prosecution.