The Osun State Police Command has arrested a man identified
as Isah Ibrahim, for selling his father Ibrahim Adamu, out to kidnappers over a
paltry sum of N45,000, Daily Post reports.
According to Police Commissioner in the state, Mr Fimihan
Adeoye, the suspect, on April 17, 2018 was reportedly conspired with one
Jolaanobi Saheed and three others to kidnap his father for ransom at Owode-ede.
He explained that the kidnappers later killed the victim
after collecting three million naira from the family victim, and buried him in
a shallow grave near a river.
Adeoye said the prime suspect, Saheed was later apprehended
by the police and charged to court, but eventually released on bail.
“Our detectives swung to action immediately the matter was
reported to us, we made an headway and arrested the prime suspect, he
eventually jumped bail after releasing him on bail by the court.
“Other two accomplices were arrested as we continue to
launch a manhunt for the prime suspect, the two suspects we are parading now
include the person that dug the shallow grave in which the victim was said to
have been buried at a river bank.
“Unfortunately, we have not been able to recover the body of
the deceased, may be it has been washed away by water, we don’t know.
“The suspects promised to give the son of the deceased a sum
of five hundred thousand naira initially, but later shortchanged him and gave
him 45,000 out of three million naira they collected from the family.
“So, this young man sold his father to death for the sum of
45,000 only, “Adeoye lamented.
The son of the deceased, while fielding questions from
newsmen, said the initial plan he had with the gang was not to kill his father
but to collect money from him.
He expressed regret over the incident, saying his father
hostile disposition towards him compelled him to seek for means to “punish”
him.
Meanwhile, the mother of the prime suspect, alongside his
younger brother and pastor were paraded on Tuesday.
Highly dysfunctional family, if we ever saw one.
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