Suspected Killer Of Family Of Six In Oyo Admits Evil Act, Says Government Ought To Kill Them
The alleged ring leader of a three-man group arrested in connection with the killing of a family of six in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State has admitted that they committed what he described as a “terrible and evil act,” saying the government ought to kill them for their alleged involvement in the incident.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Oyo State Police Command, DSP Ayanlade Olushola Olayinka, confirmed that efforts had been intensified to recover the bodies of the victims from a deep river where they were allegedly dumped, saying the remains were needed for proper autopsy and burial.
The three suspects, identified as Hammed Akinbami, Akinbami Ojo and Padonu Edward, were arrested in connection with the alleged murder and robbery of the family and are currently assisting the police with information on the location where the victims were allegedly dumped.
According to the police, the incident occurred at Oloba Village in Lagelu Local Government Area, where the suspects allegedly invaded the family’s residence on September 22, armed with a locally made Dane gun, two cutlasses and a club.
The suspects allegedly robbed the family of ₦200,000 cash and other valuables before attacking the victims.
Ayanlade said the suspects allegedly wiped out the family of six in what investigators are examining as a revenge attack over a mobile phone reportedly damaged by one of the deceased.
He added that two of the children were allegedly tied alive and thrown into a deep river, while the other members of the family were also allegedly killed and their bodies disposed of in the river.
The PPRO said the remains of the deceased wife had been recovered, while efforts were ongoing to recover the bodies of the other victims from the river.
Meanwhile, the alleged ring leader of the three-man group, Hammed Akinbami, while responding to questions from journalists during the suspects’ parade, admitted that they had committed what he described as a “terrible and evil act.”
Akinbami also said the government ought to kill them for their alleged involvement in the incident, as the police continued their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
The police said the suspects confessed to their alleged involvement in the crime during interrogation, while a locally made Dane gun, two cutlasses, a club and the family’s motorcycle were recovered.
Ayanlade said the investigation was ongoing, while efforts continued to recover the remaining bodies from the river and establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.