According to Sahara Reporters, the Kwara State Police Command has arrested a suspected ritual killer, identified as Isiaka Adeniyi, aged 46, while he was attempting to kill a 10-year-old boy.
The report says the police said it received a distress call at about 6:00 p.m. on July 2, 2024, about the incident which happened in the Abab Oke-Foma area of Ilorin, the state capital and subsequently arrested the suspect.
The disclosure was contained in a statement by the Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, on Sunday.
The statement read in part:
“It was reported that a 10-year-old boy, Akeem Nurudeen, resident of Abab area Abayawo, Ilorin, was hawking pepper when he was lured into a room by a suspect identified as Isiaka Adeniyi, aged 46, from Ifedapo Community, Oke-Foma area, Ilorin.
“The suspect allegedly lured the victim under the pretext of purchasing pepper, but instead covered the victim's face with cloth and attempted to slaughter him with a knife.”
Community members apprehended the suspect while in the act and took him to the police station, according to the police statement.