Officers of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a woman, Bisola Olukoya for allegedly killing her 16-year-old son.
It was gathered that the suspect committed the crime on the 17th of March at Onifade-Itele town of Ogun state.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi said “One Mrs Bisola Olukoya of No. 40, Ifelodun Street Onifade Itele has been arrested by the Ogun State Command for beating her 16 years old son Toheeb Olukoya to death.”
Mr. Oyeyemi said the incident happened on March 17, adding that the suspect, while beating the deceased, used a plank to hit him on the head, after which the boy fell down and died.
He said the suspect hurriedly buried the deceased in connivance with her husband and ran away from the house.
The police spokesperson said immediately the information got to the police, the Divisional Police Officer in Itele Division, Lukmon Adejumo, led the detectives to investigate and the suspect was later traced and arrested at Iyana Ipaja in Lagos.
He said the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department.
He also appealed to the public to always control their temperament especially when correcting their wards.
