The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a father, Elela Monday, for allegedly killing his 14-year-old son at Ajowa Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Government Area of the state.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Wilfred Afolabi, said Monday was among the suspected criminals arrested by the men of the state command recently. The suspect was said to have buried the deceased in a shallow grave.
This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the CP.
Afolabi said, “On December 30, the police received an anonymous call that one Elela Monday living in Ajowa Akoko killed his 14-year-old son named Tope Elela and buried him in a shallow grave under a banana tree behind his house.
“The suspect was arrested and during interrogation, he said the boy was always involved in criminal activities and was embarrassing him, so to put a stop to the disgrace, he and his wife decided to kill the boy.”
On the cult clash that occurred in Owo town last week, Afolabi also disclosed that no fewer than 25 people had so far been arrested in connection with the incident where four persons were allegedly killed.
“We have arrested 25 individuals in connection with the recent crisis in Owo. Some of the suspects have been identified as having direct involvement in the criminal activities. One Olamide Ogunseyila, 28 years old, confessed to being a member of a cult group.
“The remaining suspects are currently undergoing thorough interrogation to ascertain their roles in the crisis while the command is intensifying efforts to apprehend one Steven Dada (alias “Ogodo”) and any other individual connected to these criminal activities.”
The new CP, who reiterated his commitment to protection of lives and property of the state, urged the residents to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the police and other security agencies around them.
