By: Sunday Ameh
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old carpenter, Toheeb Ahmed, for allegedly killing his grandmother in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state.
Ahmed was apprehended in the Aiyegbami area after residents grew suspicious of his movements around the elderly woman’s residence.
Although the motive for the killing remains unclear, eyewitnesses disclosed that the suspect had been seen loitering around the house days before the tragic incident.
A resident who raised the alarm explained:
“He has been coming to the house since last Thursday at midnight. This morning, he came to my shop to buy something and said, ‘Mama is dead.’ I felt sorry at first, but when he told me not to inform anyone, I became suspicious. Out of curiosity, I went to Mama’s room while he was away and discovered she had been hacked to death. When he returned, I noticed he was carrying a cutlass and was with a friend, probably to move the corpse. That was when I raised the alarm.”
The deceased, described by neighbours as a quiet woman who had reportedly been blind for years, was well respected in the community.
Confirming the arrest, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Olayinka Ayanlade, said:
“It happened truly, and we have arrested the suspect while the investigation into it had started.”
The case is now under investigation as residents continue to mourn the gruesome killing.
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