The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Ayobami Oyeleye, for chopping off his mother’s hands with a machete, leaving her with a gash on her head.
The Herald understands that the suspect, Oyeleye, attacked his 65-year-old mother, Esther, on Tuesday over an undisclosed altercation between the duo in Akibo village, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that a noise emanating from the aged woman’s house in the night forced her neighbours to storm out of their houses to find out what was happening. On getting to the house, Esther was found lying in a pool of blood, with her left and right hands cut off and a deep stab to her head.
The neighbours were also said to have met Oyeleye standing beside his mother, holding a sharp cutlass.
An eyewitness who spoke in confidence because of the gravity of the incident said Oyeleye also used the cutlass to inflict injuries on the aged woman’s head and legs.
The source stated that the victim had immediately been taken to the hospital for medical attention.
“With a sharp cutlass in his hand, he severed both hands of his mother and caused another deep injury to her head and legs. We have taken the mother to the hospital for treatment,” Punch quoted the source as saying.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident, said the suspect had been arrested and an investigation was ongoing.
“The suspect is now in our custody. Our men visited the scene where the cutlass used to carry out the crime was retrieved. Currently, an investigation is ongoing,” the police spokesperson disclosed.