By Promise Eze
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old man, Taofeek Adeagbo, for the murder of his father. Taofeek’s mother, Rashidat, was also arrested for concealing the crime.
According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, the incident occurred in Tede, Atisbo Local Government Area of the state.
Taofeek reportedly informed his uncle, Ismail Adeagbo, that he found his father, Jimoh Adeagbo, lying dead with a serious head injury.
The police said preliminary investigation revealed that Taofeek hit his father on the head with an iron rod while he was sleeping, leading to his death.
Osifeso said, “On Friday, 21 April, 2023, around 8am, one Taofeek Adeagbo of Somola area, Tede, reported at the Tede Divisional Police Headquarters that on the same day around 6.30am, his nephew, Ismail Adeagbo, came to inform him that when he woke up around 6am, he met his father, Jimoh Adeagbo, lying dead where he was sleeping inside the compound with a serious mark of violence on his forehead.
“He confessed further that his mother, Rashidat Adeagbo, was aware that he killed his father and concealed the information. The said Rashidat Adeagbo was also arrested,” Osifeso added.
During interrogation, Taofeek reportedly confessed to the crime and stated that his mother was aware of his actions and concealed the information. Rashidat was subsequently arrested for her involvement.
In an interview with a journalist, Rashidat denied any knowledge of the crime and claimed to have found her husband’s lifeless body on the floor when she woke up. She added that Taofeek had gone out to inform family members of the demise of his father.
She said, “I woke up the children for the early morning Islamic prayers only to see the lifeless body of my husband on the floor. I raised the alarm and people gathered in our compound. Taofeek had gone out to inform family members of the demise of his father.
“I had seven children for my late husband even though we normally quarreled, I would never wish him dead. The family members reported the case at the police station.
“A combined team of the police asked for all the children but I thought Taofeek had not come back, only to discover that he was hiding under the bed. I asked him whether he knew anything about the death of his father and he confessed to the crime,” she said.
The police have paraded the suspects alongside 23 others in Ibadan, and the investigation is ongoing.
This tragic incident has sent shockwaves through the community, and the police have urged anyone with relevant information to come forward.
