Oyo man kills blind grandfather, uncle for alleged money ritual

Map of Oyo State

A middle-aged man, simply identified as Alfa Ahmed, has reportedly slaughtered his grandfather and uncle in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, for an alleged money ritual.

Investigations by PUNCH Metro Metro revealed that the incident happened at the back of the popular Apete market, in the Ido Local Government Area of the state, on Sunday evening.

Our correspondent further learnt that the late grandfather was visually impaired before the incident occurred.

An eyewitness who spoke on the condition of anonymity told our correspondent that “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.”

Unconfirmed reports added that the mission of the suspect was to use parts of their bodies for money ritual.

Another source said, “The victims resided in the same place as the suspect at the back of a popular market in Apete when the incident happened around 6.30 pm yesterday (Sunday). And people alerted the police to the unfortunate incident because the whole place was tense.”

When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the incident.

He said investigations had commenced on the incident, and that an update would be provided.

“An investigation has commenced into the matter. Updates will be provided accordingly, please,” he stated.