In Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, a middle-aged man going by the name Alfa Ahmed is said to have killed his grandfather and uncle in a purported money ritual.
According to The PUNCH’s investigation, the event occurred on Sunday night in Apete, in the state’s Ido Local Government Area, behind a well-known market.
It was also discovered that the deceased grandfather had vision problems prior to the occurrence.
An eyewitness told a correspondent, “The suspect, popularly called Alfa Ahmed in the area took advantage of his grandfather’s condition because the man was visually impaired, while his uncle too was not feeling fine when the incident occurred.”
Unverified sources stated that the suspect’s goal was to perform money rituals using the various body parts.
Another source said, “The victims reside in the same place with the suspect at the back of popular market in Apete when the incident happened around 6.pm to 6.30pm yesterday (Sunday). And people alerted the police about the unfortunate incident because the whole place was tensed.”
Adewale Osifeso, the public relations officer for the state police, confirmed the occurrence when reached.
He declared that an update would be given and that investigations into the occurrence had begun.
