The Ogun State police command is currently investigating a man identified as Taye Agbaje for reportedly killing his younger brother’s two children inside a bush in Abeokuta area of Ogun State.
Nigeriacrime.com gathered that Taye, on Saturday, August 6, went to his sibling’s house at Kemta Abata in Abeokuta, took away the two girls on his bike and later murdered them with a cutlass.
It was further gathered that the father of the children, Idowu Agbaje, who was not at home when Taye came for the kids, started searching for them when he returned home in the evening.
He alerted members of the community, who told him they saw the children on his brother’s motorcycle during the day.
Residents of Kemta Abata expressed shock over the incident, saying the suspect does not live within the community.
A resident in the community, who spoke on the condition of anonymity explained that Taye is presently in police custody.
In a viral video, Agbaje said he macheted the two children, Promise aged nine and his seven-years-old younger brother, Testimony inside the bush and left their corpses there.
Agbaje while being queried in the video, denied killing the innocent kids for money ritual purposes but he couldn’t explain why their private parts were also missing and could not even be found at the scene of the crime.
“When Taye was asked about the whereabouts of the girls, he denied knowing about it. Members of the community said they saw him conveying the children, yet he said he only took them to the market.
“He was taken to Kemta police division, where he later confessed to have killed his brother’s children. Taye took the police to the bush where he slit their throats and left the corpse.
“We all saw the bodies where he killed them. Police have evacuated the corpses to the mortuary. Taye did not give any particular reason for his action, he only said the mother of the kids had spiritually taken his glory for her husband. This is very shocking,” the source noted.
Confirming the arrest, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, said the incident is incomprehensible.
According to Odutola, the suspect showed no remorse while being interrogated by the police, stating that he kept blaming satan for the act.
“The suspect didn’t give any specific reason why he killed his brother’s children. There was no sign of remorse. He’s just saying blaming satan, satan; and that does not exist in law,” Odutola said.
The police spokesperson promised to give further details about the incident soon.