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Man kills 60-year-old aunt over witchcraft in Ogun

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The Police in Ogun State have arrested a 23-year-old man, Asogba Dansu, for allegedly killing his aunt, 60.

Asogba allegedly killed his aunt, Iyabo Dansu, over allegation of witchcraft.

The incident occurred on Saturday, August 22 in Ipokia Local Government Area of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Saturday, said the suspect was arrested following a report by two children of the deceased at Ipokia Divisional Headquarters that their mother was killed by her nephew.

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The children of the deceased told the Police that, the suspect visited their mother in her house “and shortly after he left, the woman was declared dead”.

This, according to Oyeyemi, aroused the suspicion of the people of the community and they threatened to carry out a traditional ritual which will expose the killer.

“On hearing about the intention of the community to go spiritual about the deceased death, the suspect Dansu Asogba came out and confessed that he was the one responsible for the woman’s death.

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“Upon his confession, the DPO Ipokia division, SP Adebayo Hakeem detailed his detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested.

“On interrogation, he admitted killing the deceased, but claimed that he did so because of his belief that the deceased was responsible for the death of his first child and the subsequent miscarriage suffered by his wife,” the PPRO explained.

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He added that the suspect confessed further that, he hit her aunt on the neck with an iron rod which resulted to her death.

The PPRO disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution.



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