Man beheads 72-year-old woman in Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended a 23-year-old man, Adeoye Ikugbayigbe, for beheading a septuagenarian, Madam Funmilayo Shada, in Abigi area of Ogun-waterside Local Government Area of the state.

According to a statement signed by the command’s image maker, Abimbola Oyeyemi, stated that the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged by one Ekundayo Shada, who claimed to be the deceased son.

Metro learnt that the suspect kept the deceased head and wrist inside a polythene bag and threw it away upon sighting Ekundayo who was on his way to farm to meet his mother.

The statement said, “The arrest followed a report by the son of the deceased, one Ekundayo Shada, who complained at Abigi Divisional Headquarters that while he was on his way to the farm to meet his mother who had earlier gone to the farm. He met Adeoye Ikugbayigbe on the road holding a polythene bag. But as soon as he sighted, the suspect dropped the bag and ran into the bush.”

“This roused his suspicion and he quickly ran to check his mother but could not find her. He later came back to check the bag dropped by the suspect only for him to discover his mother severed head and her wrist in the said bag. He quickly reported the case to the Police and the DPO Abigi Division, SP Komolafe Omoniyi led detective to the scene, combed the surrounding bush and finally got the suspect arrested.”

“On interrogation, he confessed to the commission of the crime claiming that he has been having running battle with the deceased over a portion of land. The severed head and the remains body of the deceased has been deposited in the mortuary while the cutlass he used has also been recovered.”