29 YEAR OLD MAN MATCHETS 99 YEAR OLD AUNTY TO DEATH OVER LOTTO GAME
The Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed this on Tuesday, said arrest of the suspect was effected on Monday, following a distress call received by the Divisional Police Officer, Ago-Iwoye Division Ade Adedoyin that a middle aged man has butchered his aunty in the town.
‘On receiving the distress call, the DPO quickly led his detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested and the cutlass which he used to wreck the havoc was also recovered’, the spokesman said.
Penpushing further reports that, Oyeyemi said on interrogation, the suspect admitted killing the old woman with matchet claiming that he has an inclination that the woman was responsible for most of his spiritual problems, and also admitted that he is a regular player of Baba Ijebu lotto and that whenever he is sure of wining, the deceased who was his father elder sister will use her supernatural power to change the winning number.
The police said the remains of the woman has been deposited at Ijebu-Ode General Hospital Mortuary for post mortem examination as at the time of filing this reports.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police Ahmed Iliyasu has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police State Criminal investigation and intelligence Department Wale Abass to take over the case and see to diligent prosecution of the suspect.
