The Nigeria Police Force, Oyo State Command has paraded a rat killer seller and his three children for murdering an eight-year-old boy, Abdulraheem Bamimore.
The suspects were paraded at the Ibadan police headquarters at Eleyele.
The police commissioner, Ngozi Onadeko stated that the suspects committed the crime on March 4 in the Saki area of the state.
“The dragnet of the command caught up with the suspects on Monday for allegedly abducting and murdering Abdulraheem, an eight-year-old minor.”
Two of the suspects reportedly lured the boy to a hidden location to get a ransom from his parents. However they killed the boy when he recognized them.
“On March 7, a search party was organised and during the process, the lifeless body of the victim named Abdulraheem Bamimore (male), aged eight years, was found inside an uncompleted building at Alubarika area, Saki.
“Upon interrogation, two of the suspects (names withheld), confessed to having conspired to kidnap the victim for ransom but eventually killed him because he (victim) recognised and could identify them.
“Further updates on the incident would be provided in due course as the investigation continues,” Onadeko said.
This article was originally published on Nigeria News
