Samson Sikiru, a suspected drug addict, was detained for the alleged murder of his prophetess mother in the Itanrin Axis of Ijebu Ode, Ogun State.
Tosin, an Ogun journalist, claims that the 32-year-old suspected drug addict killed his mother by strangling her in the early hours of July 16, 2023.
Ijebu Rewa Organization received a distress call regarding the tragic incident that occurred overnight after Samson’s younger brother, who worked the night shift, had left for work.
Samson reportedly lived away from home for more than five years before coming back a month ago, according to the neighbours.
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According to reports, his mother complained to neighbours and security personnel on multiple occasions about the suspect’s use of hard drugs.
“A neighbour who wants to be anonymous told Ijebu Rewa that Samson rushed to him in the early hours of today (Sunday) saying that the Prophetess (Samson’s Mother) had slumped and died. After the neighbours rushed inside and only for them to realize the mother was strangled to death as evidence of marks were all over her neck and leg, the left hand had broken, and there was blood stain mark on Samson’s fingernails. The neighbors held onto him and he started saying he does not know anything and how it happened. It dawns on them that Samson was under the influence of hard drugs to have strangled his own mother to death,” the report says.
“It is indeed a sad day for the people in Itanrin axis of Ijebu-Ode. Samson has been handed over to the Nigeria Police Force and the mother’s corpse has been deposited at the Morgue for further investigation.”