The Kogi State Police Command has arrested a man, identified as Jato Alhaji Jaye, for allegedly killing his 11-year-old son in Agbaja, Oworo land, Lokoja Local Government Area.
The development was disclosed on Tuesday by a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst, Zagazola Makama, via his X handle and sighted by AFRIPOST.
He posted, “The Police Command in Kogi has arrested a man, Jato Alhaji Jaye, for allegedly killing his 11-year-old son in Agbaja area of Oworo land, Lokoja Local Government Area.
“Sources told Zagazola Makama that on Aug. 19, one Zuberu Adamu of Fulani bush camp, Agbaja village, reported to the police that his sister, Adama Adamu, complained she had not seen her son, Buhari Jato, who went for grazing with his father, Jato Alhaji Jaye, since Aug. 17.
“A search party was immediately raised, which led to the discovery of the lifeless body of the boy in the bush.
“The father was reportedly found at the scene attempting to bury the body in order to conceal his act.
“The sources said Police officers from Division ‘B’, Lokoja, rushed to the scene where photographs were taken, the suspect arrested, and the decomposing body released to the family on request for burial according to Islamic rites.
“The sources added that during interrogation, the suspect allegedly confessed to the crime, stating that the deceased had “offended him” while they were rearing animals together.
“He admitted using a Fulani stick to flog the boy as punishment, which led to his death.
“The sources said the case would soon be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Lokoja, for further discreet investigation.