A 78 years old man, Moshood Habibu, had been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for hacking his 94 years old brother to death over land matter.
The suspects, according to the spokesman of the Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, was arrested on November 24.
The suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Mowe Divisional Police Headquarters by one Aminu Tajudeen, who reported that the deceased, Salisu Surakatu, was his biological father, and that the suspect came to the deceased’s house at Kara Ewumi village, Mowe, where he matcheted him to death over a disagreement on land matter.
Upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Mowe Division, CSP Saminu Akintunde, quickly mobilised his detectives to the scene, where the suspect was promptly arrested.
On interrogation, Habibu claimed that the deceased sold a plot from their family land and didn’t give him his own share of the proceeds.
He said he went to Surakarta’s house that morning to demand for his own share, which led to hot argument between them.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect went to the deceased’s house armed with a cutlass.
When he got there, the deceased, who was visually impaired, didn’t know he came with a cutlass.
While the deceased was asking him to leave his house, Habibu descended heavily on him and matcheted him to death.
The Commissioner, Ogun State Police Command, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
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