The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a 24-year-old man, Sowe Temidayo Igbekele, for allegedly killing and dismembering his 60-year-old father, Babatunde Sowe Kayode, at their home in Oshodi.
Police sources informed Zagazola Makama that Igbekele was arrested on Sunday after a report was filed at the Alakara Division by a female relative, Temidayo Akinola, of No. 56 Igbehinadun Street, Oshodi.
The incident took place on April 17 at approximately 9:00 a.m. at the same location. The motive behind the gruesome crime remains unclear.
The sources added that a team of homicide detectives visited the scene, took photographs, and the dismembered body was transported to a public morgue for autopsy.
After fleeing the scene, the suspect was located and arrested at his hideout in Oshodi on April 20.
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