A 21-year-old bricklayer identified as Biodun Owolabi has been arrested over the murder of his 13-year-old Apprentice, Quadri Olalekan in Ibadan, Oyo state.
According to reports, the suspect was arrested alongside his accomplices Festus Simon, 20, and an Alfa, over the killing of the secondary school student, for money ritual.
It was gathered that on Saturday, October 31, 2020, the Bricklayer allegedly tricked the apprentice with bricklaying work at Iyana Church, Iwo Road, Ibadan.
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The deceased who has been an apprentice due to the closure of schools, presented himself for the job as his boss requested.
However, when he didn’t return home after several hours, his mother raised an alarm and a search began.
Initially, Owolabi denied knowing anything about the incident but later confessed to killing the missing child.
Speaking about the sad incipient, a source told The Cable reports;
“When it was discovered that the boy was missing, Owolabi was approached but he said he did not know where the boy was.
When members of the community intervened, he said the boy had been killed and buried.
He said he and the Alfa killed the boy and took parts of his body for ritual purposes. According to him, a popular baker and another individual in the area paid them to bring the body parts”
It was gathered that after confessing to the crime, Owolabi took members of the community to the place where Olalekan was buried.
His remains were stuffed in a sack before being buried in a shallow grave.
Also, Parts of the teenager’s body were missing. His arms, eyes, penis, and part of his buttock were reportedly removed. The sack was dripping with blood when it was exhumed.
A relative of the deceased who simply identified herself Bisi said Quadri was to mark his 14th birthday a day after he was killed and his mother had already bought clothes for the occasion.
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