Man ‘beheads’ niece in Ondo -Crime

A 42-year-old man, Samuel Omosaba, has been arrested by the police for
allegedly beheading his three-year-old niece on Tuesday at Ilepa
quarters in Ikare-Akoko, Akoko North East Local Government Area of
Ondo State.

The suspect, who is jobless and single, was said to have contacted an
herbalist in Ipe-Akoko for blood money. He was told to look for a
baby's head.
It was gathered that the girl was always in her grandmother's care,
whenever her mother, Bunmi, a trader, was going to the market.

An eyewitness said: "On Tuesday, Bunmi took her daughter to her
mother-in-law but met her husband's elder brother at home. He promised
to take care of the child, until her grandmother returns.

"On her return from the market, Bunmi met her daughter's body in her
brother-in-law's room.

"The suspect 'confessed' to family members that he killed the girl. He
was nearly lynched by aggrieved youths before the police rescued him."
Police spokesman Femi Joseph said the matter had been transferred to
the State Criminal Investigative Department (CID), Akure

source; the nation