Rasak Adekoya
The Ogun Police Command has arrested a 37- year –old man, Rasak Adekoya for allegedly beaten his 10- year- old son, Wariz to death.
Abimbola Oyeyemi, the
Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, told newsmen in Abeokuta on
Tuesday that the suspect allegedly committed the offence at Ijebu -Igbo
on Oct. 11.
“The suspect was arrested by policemen
attached to Ago-Iwoye Division on Monday following a tip- off from some
residents of Ijebu-Igbo. The residents accused the man of subjecting the
deceased to excessive beating over allegation of stealing. Several
marks were seen on the body of the deceased which confirmed torture,” he
said.
Oyeyemi explained that the corpse had
been deposited at St. Joseph Catholic Hospital Mortuary, Oke-Agbo,
Ijebu-Igbo for an autopsy.
He said that the case had been
transferred to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation
and Intelligent Department, Eleweran, Abeokuta, for further
investigations.
Oyeyemi said that the suspect would be arraigned in court after the conclusion of investigations on the matter.
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