The Kwara State Police command has detained a 15-year-old kid named Gobri Yusuf for allegedly killing his guardian, Akanbi, who reared and adopted him in the state capital of Ilorin.
After his first poisoning attempt failed, the suspect allegedly attacked his guardian.
At a news conference on Friday at the command’s headquarters in Ilorin, the state’s Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, clarified that the suspect was captured after the police received a distress complaint about finding Akanbi in a pool of blood at her home.
According to the Commissioner of Police, “the suspect who lived with the deceased allegedly carried out the attack while the victim was bathing,” according to preliminary results from the inquiry.
Findings, he continued, showed that the suspect, who lived with the dead, reportedly hid behind a door and attacked her while she was taking a bath with household objects.
According to the Ojo, a frying pan, a weighing scale, a kitchen turning stick (spatula), and kitchen knives were among the items found on the suspect.
He clarified that the suspect admitted to the murder during questioning, claiming that it was motivated by animosity for the deceased.
According to the Commissioner, the suspect changed his clothes after allegedly committed the crime and then pretended to perform an errand before leaving the house.
He added that the deceased’s husband found her lifeless corpse after the boy got in touch with him.
The commissioner clarified that while the suspect is still being held by the police, the investigation is still ongoing.
