The operatives of Kwara State Police Command have arrested a 46-year-old suspected ritualist, Isiaka Adeniyi over alleged try to kill a pepper hawker in Ilorin, the state capital.
The suspect allegedly lured a 10-year-old boy, Akeem Nurudeen, a resident of Abab space in Abayawo, Ilorin, who was hawking pepper into his room below the pretext of buying pepper, “however as a substitute, lined the sufferer’s face with material and tried to slaughter him with a knife”.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the incident occurred on July 2, 2024 at about 5:30pm at Abab Oke-Foma space of Ilorin metropolis.
Spokesperson of the state’s Police Command, Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, confirmed the incident in an announcement on Sunday.
Ejire-Adeyemi stated it took swift motion of vigilant members of the neighborhood earlier than the suspect may very well be apprehended and delivered to the police station.
It was gathered that marks from knife cuts have been seen on the neck of the boy apparently whereas the suspect was making an attempt to slaughter the boy.
“In line with data obtained from the police at C Division, on the 2nd of July 2024 at about 1800 hrs, a report was obtained from Onidoko Police Publish indicating that at about 1730 hrs, an incident occurred within the Abab Oke-Foma space of Ilorin.
“It was reported {that a} 10-year-old boy, Akeem Nurudeen, resident of Abab space Abayawo, Ilorin, was hawking pepper when he was lured right into a room by a suspect recognized as Isiaka Adeniyi, aged 46, from Ifedapo Neighborhood, Oke-Foma space, Ilorin.
“The suspect allegedly lured the sufferer below the pretext of buying pepper, however as a substitute lined the sufferer’s face with material and tried to slaughter him with a knife.
“Due to the swift motion of vigilant neighborhood members, the suspect was apprehended and delivered to the station. Preliminary investigation is presently underway, and the case has been transferred to the State Felony Investigation Division (SCID) for thorough and discreet investigation,” Ejire-Adeyemi stated.
The State’s Commissioner of Police, CP Victor Olaiya counseled the proactive efforts of the neighborhood members in apprehending the suspect and in making certain that justice is served on this grievous matter.
Police urged the general public to stay calm “as we proceed our investigation and guarantee that the police will depart no stone unturned in making certain the security and safety of all residents of Kwara State.”