Oyo teenager kills father, mother arrested for hiding crime

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The Oyo State Police Command has paraded an 18-year-old man, Taofeek Adeagbo, for allegedly killing his father.

The suspect’s mother, Rashidat, was also arrested for concealing the crime.

“He confessed further that his mother, Rashidat Adeagbo, was aware that he killed his father and concealed the information. The said Rashidat Adeagbo was also arrested,” Osifeso added.

However, in an interview with our correspondent, Rashidat said she woke up to see the lifeless body of her husband on the floor.

She said, “I woke up the children for the early morning Islamic prayers only to see the lifeless body of my husband on the floor. I raised the alarm and people gathered in our compound. Taofeek had gone out to inform family members of the demise of his father.

“I had seven children for my late husband even though we normally quarreled, I would never wish him dead. The family members reported the case at the police station.

“A combined team of the police asked for all the children but I thought Taofeek had not come back, only to discover that he was hiding under the bed. I asked him whether he knew anything about the death of his father and he confessed to the crime,” she said.