{"id":136820,"date":"2024-11-04T11:54:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T10:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/osun-police-confirm-arrest-of-man-for-allegedly-killing-father"},"modified":"2024-11-04T13:12:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T12:12:58","slug":"osun-police-confirm-arrest-of-man-for-allegedly-killing-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/osun-police-confirm-arrest-of-man-for-allegedly-killing-father","title":{"rendered":"Osun police confirm arrest of man for allegedly killing father"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a man identified as Saidi for the alleged murder of his father, Bale in his farm at Ilusi, Osun State.<\/p>\n<p>The Osun police spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the arrest, disclosed that investigation has commenced into the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Opalola said, \u201cThe suspect was arrested on the suspicion that he killed the father. I have been briefed about it. Investigation is ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saidi had decapitated his father, Bale, on his farm on the day he was to begin harvesting his produce.<\/p>\n<p>Village sources also revealed that the remains of the Bale was discovered on his farm on Friday after it was noticed that he had been missing for some hours.<\/p>\n<p>A resident of the village, simply identified as Sakariyau, said that Bale went missing last Thursday and after a thorough search around the village, his corpse was found on his farm the following day covered with leaves.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cBefore he (Bale) was traced to his farm on Friday, he could not be found anywhere around the village since he left for the farm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we got to his farm, we searched everywhere and found his remains covered with leaves. His head was cut off by unknown people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThereafter, people around, who suspected Bale\u2019s son, who accompanied the deceased to the farm on the day he was killed, descended on him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was seriously beaten because people knew he went with his father to the farm to harvest cocoa. He initially denied killing the man, but he later admitted committing the crime after he was seriously tortured by some angry youths.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cocoa produce already harvested and the motorcycle of the deceased were found on the farm. The boy was later handed over to police and he was taken to the Iperindo station for further investigations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a man identified as Saidi for the alleged murder of his father, Bale in his farm at Ilusi, Osun State. The Osun police spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the arrest, disclosed that investigation has commenced into the matter. 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