Son attempts to kill mother for money ritual in Lagos
Joy Anyim, Lagos.
A 29 year old cyber fraudster and cultist,Taiwo Akinola has been arrested by the police in Lagos for attempting to use his mother for blood ritual to advance his cruel business known as Yahoo plus.
The suspect who lives with his mother, Mrs Alice Iyabo Akinola at No.2 RajiAjanaku street, Alaja Road, Ayobo, Lagos had allegedly smashed his mother’s head with a plank and a pressing iron at about 8:30am on Sunday, August 19, 2018.
Confirming the arrest, the Lagos State Police Command said Akinola who is a member of the Aiye confraternity had confessed to the fact that he wanted to use his mother for money rutual.
The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer , SP Chike Otti who spoke on the development said, “ The suspect lives with his mother and her grandchild Master Faruk, age 14 years.
“ In a carefully thought out plans to kill his mother, Akinola who is a staunch member of the notorious Aiye confraternity, went to the victim’s provision store in front of their apartment and told his mother to meet him inside the house for an important discussion and at same time sent his nephew, Faruk to go buy him a white handkerchief and a stick of cigarette.
“ As soon as the victim entered the house, the suspect attacked her, smashing her head with a plank, pressing iron and a UPS charger to ensure she didn’t survive the ferocious attack.
“ However, when Faruk returned from the errand, he didn’t see his grandmother in the shop so he went into the house only to see the poor woman lying in a pool of blood. Shocked by what he saw, the small boy raised the alarm which attracted neighbours to the scene.
“They called the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ayobo Division who arrived the scene with his team and promptly arrested the suspect and secured the scene for further investigation by the police forensic experts attached to the Homicide section SCIID Panti, Yaba.”
Our correspondent gathered that the victim was immediately rushed to an undisclosed hospital for treatment and was found to be hanging onto life.
Oti further said, “ Right now, the doctors are battling to revive Mrs Akinola who presently unconscious . Meanwhile the CP has paid the initial hospital cost which enabled the doctors to commence treatment.”
In his brief confessional statement, the suspect said, “i was asked by a native doctor to kill my mother in order to have more money. I only wanted to advance my Yahoo business to make more money and earn respect amongst my contemporary.”
The Police also revealed that when the room of the suspect was searched, two calabashes with one containing human skull and the other, a mixture of dark concoction; a plank perforated with nails and stained with blood; a pressing iron stained with blood; a white handkerchief with which he wanted to scoop the victim’s blood; a bottle containing oil and labelled Back To Sender; were all found in his room.
Speaking on the incident, the Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal called on Lagosians to rise against all forms of crime and criminality.
He added that the Command defeated the Badoo cult group with the help of people who provided credible and timely information to the police .
Edgal said, “ the time has come to root out the street cult groups. Complacency is not an option in the face of threat to peace and security posed by these nefarious associations.”
