A man identified as Taye Agbaje has reportedly killed his younger brother’s two children inside a bush in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The tragic event occurred on August 5, when Agbaje visited his brother’s home in Kemta Abata and took the two girls on his motorbike, only to end their lives with a cutlass in a brutal and violent manner.
According to DailyPost report, the children’s father, Idowu Agbaje, was not at home when the incident occurred. Upon his return, he learned that his daughters were missing and immediately sought help from the community.
The residents informed him that they had seen the girls with Taye Agbaje on his motorcycle earlier in the day.
Taye initially denied any knowledge of the girls’ whereabouts, but when confronted by community members who claimed to have seen him with them on his motorcycle, he said he had taken them to the market.
However, after being taken to the Kemta police division, he confessed to killing his nieces and led the police to the location where he committed the crime. He reportedly slit the throats of the girls in the bush and left their bodies there.
“We all saw the bodies where he killed them. Police have evacuated the corpses to the mortuary. Taye did not give any particular reason for his action, he only said the mother of the kids had spiritually taken his glory for her husband. This is very shocking,” a source said.
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident, describing the incident as incomprehensible.
According to Odutola, the suspect showed no remorse while being interrogated by the police, stating that he kept blaming satan for the act.
“The suspect didn’t give any specific reason why he killed his brother’s children. There was no sign of remorse. He’s just saying blaming satan, satan; and that does not exist in law,” Odutola said.