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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
A teenager, Ismail Adeagbo, is currently in police custody for allegedly killing his father, Jimoh Adeagbo.
The incident, which happened on April 21, 2023, in Tede, Atisbo Local Government Area of Oyo State, was reported to the police by Ismail’s uncle, Taofeek Adeagbo.
Narrating the incident to newsmen on Friday, the 43-year-old said: “I am the younger brother of the deceased, Jimoh Adeagbo. On the day of the incident, April 21, 2023, his son, Ismail Adeagbo, came to my house to report his father’s death, but I was not at home. So, he told my wife that his father is dead.
“I was called over the phone and I rushed down there. I looked at the body and saw that there is a wound on his head. I said that this was not an ordinary death and that we must report the case to the police. I went to the station to report and the police came to investigate and began to ask questions from his wife, Rasheedat Adeagbo, and one of his daughters, Aishat.”
Taofeek stated that he kept asking for Ismail’s whereabouts as he was not in the house.
He said he kept asking for Ismail’s whereabouts because the suspect had stabbed his father before.
“He had stabbed his father with a knife six months before the incident; that was why I suspected him and asked the police to interrogate him.
“When he was interrogated by the police at the station, he said his father did not like him and his mother and kept cursing them. He is the fourth born, but first son among his father’s children,” Taofeek stated.
He noted that Ismail could not be found throughout that day, adding that he was inside the room and hid under the bed.
“His phone was with his mother and she told us that she didn’t know where her son was and that this was his phone.
“The police took his mother into custody and the house was locked. Vigilantes and hunters were asked to keep an eye on the house.
“On April 22, which was a day after the incident, we decided to go to the house to get Ismail’s photos that would be used as evidence at the police station. That was when we saw him in the house.
“We then asked if he was the one that committed the crime and he admitted. He explained everything to his mum after he committed the act.
“The police said they (suspect and mother) would be charged but we were told that there was a delay and they would be charged next week,” Taofeek said.
He stated that Ismail and his mother are in custody at Iyaganku Police Station, Ibadan.
Parading the suspects in Ibadan last Friday, the Oyo State Police Command spokesperson, SP Adewale Osifeso, had said the suspect’s mother was arrested for concealing the crime after the son confessed to her.
However, Rashedat said she woke up to see the lifeless body of her husband on the floor.
“I have seven children for my late husband; even though we normally quarrel, I would never wish him dead,” she said.