LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A man identified as Ayobami Oyeleye, has reportedly severed his 65-year-old mother’s hands with a machete in Ogun State.
The incident took place on 3 October, at Akibo village in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the State.
30-year-old Oyeleye, who has since been apprehended by the Police, also left his mother with a deep wound on her head.
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Oyeleye is said to have attacked his mother, Esther, following an argument.
It was gathered that a noise emanating from the aged woman’s house in the night forced her neighbours to storm out of their houses to find out what was happening.
On getting to the house, Esther was found lying in a pool of blood, with her left and right hands cut off and a deep stab to her head.
The neighbours were also said to have met Oyeleye standing beside his mother, holding a sharp cutlass.
An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity, said Oyeleye also used the cutlass to inflict injuries on the aged woman’s head and legs.
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The source stated that the victim had immediately been taken to the hospital for medical attention.
“With a sharp cutlass in his hand, he severed both hands of his mother and caused another deep injury to her head and legs. We have taken the mother to the hospital for treatment,” Punch quoted the source as saying.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the State Command, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident, said the suspect had been arrested and an investigation was ongoing.
“The suspect is now in our custody. Our men visited the scene where the cutlass used to carry out the crime was retrieved. Currently, an investigation is ongoing,” the PPRO disclosed.