On Monday night, Daniel, a 25-year-old police officer’s son from Odigbo Local Government Area in Ondo State, killed his younger brother.
Daniel is accused of decapitating his 15-year-old brother, Emmanuel, in the Origbara River, a well-known body of water in the neighbourhood.
Because the locals did not understand why the crime was committed, the occurrence has caused tension and fear in the community.
Community sources claim that a farmer apprehended the suspect after spotting Daniel hiding his brother’s dismembered skull in a bag.
“Some people living close to them had stated that the two of them had earlier engaged in the usual siblings quarrel. But we believe there will be more to it. In this town, if anyone sheds human blood for the purpose of a money ritual or under any circumstances, the person will be exposed instantly,” a resident said.
When contacted over the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Olayinka Ayanlade, disclosed that Commissioner of Police Adebowale Lawal had ordered an immediate investigation.
Ayanlade added that Lawal had also directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID.
