Man slaughters grandfather, uncle for money rituals in Ibadan

Reports are saying that the suspect took advantage of the victim’s disabilities to carry out the act.

A middle-aged man has reportedly slaughtered his grandfather and uncle in Ibadan for an alleged money ritual, according to the Punch.

The man, identified as Alfa Ahmed, resides in the same place as the victims, and the incident took place at a popular marketplace in Apete, in the Ido Local Government Area of the state, on Sunday evening.

According to further investigation, it was learnt that the grandfather was visually impaired before the incident occurred.

Speaking to the Punch, an eyewitness said, “The suspect, popularly called Alfa Ahmed in the area took advantage of his grandfather’s condition because the man was visually impaired, while his uncle too was not feeling fine when the incident occurred.”

Further findings revealed that the suspect was planning to use their bodies for a money ritual.

“The victims reside in the same place with the suspect at the back of popular market in Apete when the incident happened around 6.pm to 6.30pm yesterday (Sunday). And people alerted the police about the unfortunate incident because the whole place was tensed,” another source told the Punch.

The Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the incident. He confirmed that investigations had commenced on the incident.

“Investigation has commenced into the matter. Updates will be provided accordingly, please,” he said.