A man simply identified as Alfa Ahmed, has butchered his grandfather and uncle in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, for money ritual.
According to PUNCH report, the incident occurred at the back of a popular market in Apete, in the Ido Local Government Area of the state, on Sunday evening.
It was further learnt that the late grandfather was visually impaired before the incident occurred.
A source speaking on the incident said, “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.”
Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports added that the mission of the suspect was to use parts of their bodies for money ritual purpose.
“The victims reside in the same place with the suspect at the back of popular market in Apete when the incident happened around 6.pm to 6.30pm yesterday (Sunday). And people alerted the police about the unfortunate incident because the whole place was tensed”, another source said.
However, when contacted, the spokesman of the command in Oyo, Adewale Osifeso confirmed the incident.
He said investigations had commenced on the incident, and an update would be provided.
“Investigation has commenced into the matter. Updates will be provided accordingly, please,” he said