3 Loggers in police net for Killing 13-year Old Boy In Ekiti

Police have arrested three men engaging in lumbering business in Ekiti State , Mr Bidemi O.(18) and Mr Ojo Sunday(19) and Adeyeye Miracle(14) , for allegedly killing a 13-year old boy , Abubakar Abdullahi and buried him secretly in a farm.

The alleged murder occurred in Ifaki Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government area of Ekiti State, on Monday.

Investigation revealed Abubakar had been following the suspects to the forest to fell trees for some time, only for him to get missed
on Monday when the trio surfaced in the town without the presence of the boy, who hailed from Ebiraland in Kogi State.

The three suspects were said to have firstly flied the kite that Abubakar didn’t accompany them to farm on that day , thereby
forcing the deceased parents to declare him missing.

The source said : “These three persons deceived the parents of the deceased that they didn’t see the boy, even when they had killed him
for no reason . They reported the case at the police station and the police were searching everywhere for him without making headway.

“Later the police got the trio arrested and subjected them to torture where they extracted useful information that the boy had been killed inside the farm”.

He said insinuation was rife in the town that the boy must have been killed for ritual purpose with suspicion that the boys might be
surreptitiously engaging in the ICT Scam popularly called Yahoo plus.

A source even revealed that some parts of the deceased had got missed when his body was exhumed where he was interred.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the Ekiti Command, Mr Alberto Adeyemi , who confirmed the incident however ruled out the possibility of ritual killing, describing it as far from the truth contrary to the popular opinion in Ifaki Ekiti .

According to the PPRO: “We have arrested the three persons that took Abubakar to the farm. They are in our custody as we speak.

“What they told us was that he had been following the suspects to farm where they fell trees. But that day one of the trees fell on the
boy and killed him and instead of reporting to the police, they buried him inside the bush and feigned ignorance of his death .

“We will charge them to court as soon s possible. But let me also say that our men are still investigating the matter, so that we can get more facts and details about the incident”, he added.