The Lagos state police commnad has arrested a young man by the name Taiwo Akinola, who tried to murder his mother to enhance his Yahoo business.
According to reports, the suspect bashed his mother’s face and skull in their apartment at No.2 Raji Ajanaku street, Alaja Road, Ayobo where the suspect lives with his mother, Mrs Alice Iyabo Akinola, and her grandchild, Master Faruk, age 14 years. .
Taiwo reportedly asked his mother who sold provisions in front of their house to meet him inside or an important talk. He then sent his nephew, Faruk. to go buy him a white handkerchief and a stick of cigarette.
Immediately the victim entered the house, the suspect attacked her, smashing her head with a plank, pressing iron and a UPS charger, to ensure she didn’t survive the ferocious attack. .
When Faruk returned from the errand, he didn’t see his grandmother in the shop, so he went into the house only to see the poor woman lying in a pool of blood. Shocked by what he saw, the small boy raised the alarm which attracted neighbours to the scene. .
The police was informed and Taiwo promptly arrested. The victim was rushed to an undisclosed hospital for treatment and was found to be hanging onto life. Right now, the doctors are battling to revive unconscious Alice?
During a brief interrogation, the suspect disclosed that he was asked to kill his mother in order to have more money. When his room was searched, the following exhibits were recovered:
Two calabashes with one containing human skull and the other, a mixture of dark concoction; A plank perforated with nails and stained with blood; A pressing iron stained with blood; A white handkerchief with which he wanted to scoop the victim’s blood; A bottle containing oil and labelled “Back To Sender.”
