OSUN STATE POLICE IN NIGERIA ARREST MAN OVER ALLEGED MURDER OF MOTHER
OSUN STATE POLICE IN NIGERIA ARREST MAN OVER ALLEGED MURDER OF MOTHER:
The Osun State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Taye Kasali for allegedly killing his mother, Kudirat Kasali.
The command also said the remains of the deceased were recovered from a shallow grave on a family farm.
The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Zungura, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi.
According to the statement, the incident was reported to the police on September 1 after Kudirat and her son were declared missing.
Following the report, operatives of the Bode-Osi Divisional Police Headquarters launched an investigation into their disappearance.
The police said an intelligence-led investigation resulted in Taye’s arrest on September 7 in connection with the alleged crime.
The suspect was subsequently interrogated and allegedly confessed to killing his mother on August 31, 2026.
The police quoted Taye as saying that his mother had repeatedly referred to him as a mad person and had threatened to lease out the family’s farmland, which he reportedly described as the family’s main source of livelihood.
According to the command, the suspect allegedly killed his mother by slitting her throat with a machete before burying her body in a shallow grave on the farm.
Following the alleged confession, the police said Taye led investigators to the location, where the shallow grave was discovered and the remains of the deceased recovered.
The machete allegedly used in the killing was also recovered and retained as an exhibit as investigations continue.
The Commissioner of Police directed that the suspect be subjected to a thorough investigation and charged to court upon completion of the process.
Zungura also assured members of the public that the command would ensure justice is served in accordance with the law.