Afrigather The police in Ondo State have taken into custody a 20-year-old apprentice who allegedly killed his grasp and dumped the corpse in a nicely.
The incident occurred in Imafon within the Akure South Native Authorities Space of the state.
The suspect, Josiah Godwin, served the deceased, Saviour Joseph, as an apprentice in POP asbestos works within the space.
Sources stated the suspect killed his grasp in a brawl over a phone handset.
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The grasp was stated to have destroyed the apprentice’s handset, resulting in the deadly brawl.
A relative of the deceased, Odey Ogbaji, instructed journalists in Akure on Thursday that the physique of Mr Joseph, who was 27, was discovered on Sunday in a nicely at a constructing web site the place the 2 had gone to work at Imafon.
He stated he spoke on telephone with the deceased final week Tuesday earlier than going out to work, however grew to become apprehensive when he couldn’t attain him the next day.
“I believed he had a flat battery, till Saturday that I used to be referred to as by one other youthful brother of mine who the deceased adopted, who additionally instructed me that he couldn’t attain him,” he stated.
“Afterwards, the apprentice was contacted in regards to the whereabouts of his grasp and he stated his boss woke him up at night time, smashed his telephone on the ground and started to beat him and later requested him to sleep.
“He stated, the next day, he determined to depart the positioning. So, we requested him, how will he get up within the morning with out seeing his boss and left the positioning? He replied that he thought his grasp went to the bathroom when he left.
“Once we checked the telephone he stated was smashed on the ground, there was no scratch on it.
“Apart from that, the suspect had switched off his telephone and didn’t report the matter to anyone.”
Mr Ogbaji stated they later discovered the physique within the nicely after.
Police spokesperson within the state, Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident.
“We’ve got commenced investigation into the matter and the suspect is at present in our custody,” she stated.
She additional stated the matter could be charged to court docket as quickly as investigations had been concluded.
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