The suspect identified as Segun Ogunlusi, 33, pictured above,
has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing his
60-year-old mother, Abimbola Ogunlusi, and later burying her in a soakaway.
Punch
reports that the incident occurred on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, on
Oketunde Street, Molatori, Ogijo, in the Sagamu Local Government Area of the
state.
The suspect was arrested following a report from his younger sister, Yetunde Ogunlusi.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said Yetunde had reported to the police that she left their mother at home when she was going to work on Tuesday, December 13,
2016.
But when she got back home at about 7.15pm, she could not find her mother. Oyeyemi said,
The suspect was arrested following a report from his younger sister, Yetunde Ogunlusi.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said Yetunde had reported to the police that she left their mother at home when she was going to work on Tuesday, December 13,
2016.
But when she got back home at about 7.15pm, she could not find her mother. Oyeyemi said,
“She further stated that
when she inquired from her elder brother, Segun, who was at home with their
mother, the explanation given by her brother was not satisfactory enough.
“Based on her report,
the Divisional Police Officer, Ogijo Division, Ahmed Tijani, led a team of
policemen to the house situated on Oketunde Street, Molatori, Ogijo, and the
suspect was promptly arrested.”
Oyeyemi
said during investigation, the police discovered that the Segun stabbed his
mother to death and hurriedly buried her in a soakaway very close to the house.
“The reason for his
action is still under investigation,” Oyeyemi added.
The PPRO said the state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed
Iliyasu, had directed that the case be transferred to the homicide section of
the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Eleweran ,
Abeokuta.
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