OGUM STATE-(MaraviPost)-A 34-year-old Nigerian man, Faruq Seidu, has been arrested for killing his brother’s seven-year-old child after the father of the deceased refused to give him money to marry a third wife.
The boy was kidnapped was on December 11, 2019 before he was strangled and thrown into the river by the three men contracted by Faruq Seidu.
According to Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the deceased was reportedly kidnapped from his parents’ residence at Sabo Ilupeju, Abeokuta, Ogun State by the three men who initially demanded N5m ransom, but later reduced it to N300,000.
The boy was later killed upon recognising his uncle, Seidu, who was afraid of being exposed.
“I want to appeal to members of the public to trust nobody, because if a brother could do this to his brother, then who can be trusted? I want to sound a serious warning to criminals in the state and I will be borrowing from the words of the governor, who he said hell fire would be more conducive for criminals than Ogun State, ” said PPRO.
Seidu has maintained his innocence throughout and he awaits for his trial.
