Ogun police recover murdered boy’s head

he Police in Ogun State have recovered the head of a two-year-old boy, who was killed on April 12 in Mowe, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area.


Bashir Ibrahim allegedly raped the boy’s mother and murdered the boy, running away with his head.
He was arrested in Mowe on April 16.

Police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi said Ibrahim confessed to the crime, but did not say what he wanted to do with the boy’s head.

Adejobi said, on Tuesday, Ibrahim took the police to a bush in Mokola, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, where the boy’s head, wrapped in a bag, was recovered.

The Adatan Police Division has arrested four suspects in connection with the murder of a suspected mentally-ill man, Kazeem Akindele (35).

Akindele was murdered on Tuesday by a mob on Onikola Street in Abeokuta for allegedly attempting to kidnap a 19-year-old woman.

Fausat Ogunbiyi, Mariam Yahaya, Blessing Joseph and Nurudeen Adebayo were said to be part of the mob.
Adejobi said the suspects would be charged to court soon and warned the people against jungle justice.