An undergraduate, identified as Olusoji Thompson has been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly killing his 86-year-old father, High Chief Clifford Olumekun with an axe.
The suspect allegedly carried out the dastardly act on January 2, 2017 at his father’s residence at No 1, Okeraye Street, Idepe in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State.
Olusoji has since been detained at the State Criminal Investigative Department (SCID) of the command for further investigation.
A source narrated that immediately after killing his father, Olusoji allegedly parked the deceased’s lifeless body, wrapped it in a cloth and cleaned the blood stains in the room so as not to give room for suspicion. He (the suspect) was alleged to have fled the town immediately after committing the crime.
The anonymous source said, ”When the family members got into the room, they noticed some blood stains that were carelessly cleaned.
“They also found out that blood stains that were supposed to be on the deceased’s body had been carefully cleaned and his corpse was wrapped in a big cloth as if he died naturally. ”
The source added that the family immediately consulted the oracle to expose the killer but the suspect who had allegedly fled the town earlier, showed up and confessed to the crime.
He was later handed over to the police and will arraigned soon.
