October 31, (THEWILL) – The Police in Ogun State have arrested one Mary Ogbeifu and her physically challenged son, who stabbed their 60-year-old neighbour, Iyabo Olasheinde, to death with a broken bottle in the Ojodu area of the state
The suspect, 35, and her 17-year-old son, Godwin Ogbeifu,  were arrested, following a distress call received at the Ojodu Abiodun Divisional Police Headquarters.
The Ogun Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the incident to journalists on Friday in Abeokuta.
Oyeyemi explained that while Godwin Ogbeifu, who resides at  Akoko Crescent, Yakoyo area of Ojodu, went to the compound of the deceased at Omolara Street, Yakoyo, he was sent away, having been warned not to come to the compound.
“On getting home, he informed his mother who then followed him to the said compound where they met the deceased.
“While the mother was quarreling with the deceased and demanding the reason why her son was sent away, the son, who is deaf and dumb, stabbed the deceased in the neck with a broken bottle,” he said.
The Police PRO said that upon a distress call, the DOP Ojodu Abiodun, SP Eyitayo Akinluwade mobilised his men and moved to the scene, where the two suspects were promtly apprehended.
He noted that the victim was rushed to the nearby hospital for treatment where she was later pronounced dead by the doctor. Her corpse has been deposited at the mortuary for autopsy.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation.
