Money Rituals: Man Tricks 10-Year-Old Pepper Seller Into Room In Ilorin, Tries To Knife Him To Death
46-year-old Isiaka Adeniyi, has been arrested and taken into custody by the police in Kwara state.
He was accused of tricking a 10-year-old boy, Akeem Nurudeen, into a room and tried to knife him to death.
Akeem was hawking pepper and Isiaka had told him that he wanted to buy the item in question.
Spokesperson for the Kwara state police command, Ejire-Adeyemi Toun, a Deputy Superintendent of Police who disclosed this in a statement she issued in Ilorin and made available to Team@orientactualmags.com noted that the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Victor Olaiya has praised ‘the proactive efforts of the community members in apprehending the suspect’.
‘The Kwara state Police Command received a distress call of an attempted culpable homicide and the arrest of a suspected ritualist in the state.
According to information received from the police at C Division, on the 2nd of July 2024, at about 1800 hrs, a report was received from Onidoko Police Post indicating that at about 1730 hrs, an incident occurred in the Abab Oke-Foma area of Ilorin.
It was reported that a 10-year-old boy, Akeem Nurudeen, a resident of Abab area Abayawo, Ilorin, was hawking pepper when he was tricked into a room by the suspect , Isiaka Adeniyi, aged 46, from Ifedapo Community, Oke-Foma area, Ilorin. The suspect allegedly did this under the pretext of purchasing pepper, but instead covered his face with cloth and tried to knife him to death.
Thanks to the swift action of vigilant community members, the suspect was apprehended and brought to the station. Preliminary investigation is currently underway, and the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for thorough and discreet investigation.
The Kwara state Commissioner of Police, CP Victor Olaiya psc(+) commends the proactive efforts of the community members in apprehending the suspect and ensuring that justice is served in this grievous matter.
We urge the public to remain calm as we continue our investigation and assure that the police will leave no stone unturned in ensuring the safety and security of all residents of Kwara state’ the statement said-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
