A 43-YEAR-OLD, Edebiri Temitope, has been arrested in connection with the death of a 38-year-old university graduate, Oje Michael Eje, in Mowe, Ogun State.
News Point Nigeria reports that Eje was attacked after he allegedly hugged and played with the suspect’s three-year-old child.
Read also: Bauchi Police Arrest Suspect As Political Thug Chops Off 24-Year-Old Man’s Wrist
The spokesperson of the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, who disclosed this yesterday, said Temitope became angry over what he described as the deceased’s “rough play” with the child.
DSP Babaseyi added that the suspect allegedly picked up a bamboo stick and repeatedly struck Eje until he collapsed.
Read also: 2027 Elections: Nigerians Will Be Proud Of Police, IGP Disu Assures
Eje was said to have died from injuries sustained during the attack.
Temitope, who was initially said to have fled the area with his family, was later arrested and is now being held in connection with the incident.
Read also: Rivers Police Remove DPO Over Renovation Of Police Outpost By Suspected Cultists
The suspect has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Eleweran, Abeokuta, for further investigation.
Eje, 38, was a university graduate who held a degree in Guidance and Counselling.
