The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a 15-year-old boy, Gobri Yusuf, for allegedly killing his guardian, identified simply as Akanbi, who had adopted and raised him in Ilorin, the state capital.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Adekimi Ojo, disclosed the arrest on Friday during a press briefing at the command headquarters in Ilorin.
Ojo said the suspect allegedly attacked the woman with household items after an earlier attempt to poison her reportedly failed.
According to the police chief, officers arrested the teenager following a distress report about the discovery of Akanbi lying in a pool of blood at her residence.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, who lived with the deceased, allegedly carried out the attack while she was bathing.
“Findings revealed that the suspect, who was residing with the deceased, allegedly concealed himself behind a door and attacked her while she was bathing using household items,” Ojo said.
He added that items recovered from the suspect included a frying pan, a weighing scale, a kitchen turning stick (spatula) and kitchen knives.
Ojo further disclosed that the suspect confessed to the crime during interrogation, claiming the act was driven by resentment towards the deceased.
According to the commissioner, after allegedly committing the crime, the suspect changed his clothes and left the residence under the pretext of running an errand.
“After committing the offence, he changed his clothes and left the residence under the pretext of running an errand. He later contacted the deceased’s husband, who subsequently discovered her lifeless body,” he said.
The police commissioner confirmed that the suspect remains in custody while investigations into the incident continue.
