The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a man identified asTaye Agbaje, for allegedly killing two children of his younger brother, blaming satan in Abeokuta, the state capital.
The State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident, describing it as incomprehensible.
Odutola disclosed that the suspect had been quizzed and taken into custody.
She said, “The suspect didn’t give any specific reason why he killed his brother’s children. There was no any sign of remorse. He was just blaming satan, satan.”
Reports revealed that he suspect on 5 August, went to the girls’ house at Kemta area of Abeokuta while their parents were not at home, and took them away on his bike.
After the parents returned home and found the children missing, their father, Idowu Agbaje, raised an alarm.
A neighbour later said he saw the two girls on a motorcycle with Mr Agbaje’s elder brother.
A resident of Kemta Abata, Aderemi Idris, said the suspect was not a resident of the community.
According to source in the community who craved anonymity, “Taye denied knowing the whereabouts of the girls. When people said they saw him with the girls, he said he only took them to the market.”
“He was taken to Kemta police division, where he later confessed to have killed the girls. Taye took the police to the bush where he slaughtered the two girls and left their bodies.
“We all saw the bodies before the police evacuated them to the mortuary. Taye did not give any particular reason for his action, he only said the mother of the kids had spiritually taken his glory for her husband. This is very shocking,” the source said.
