Pubdate: Wed, 13 Feb 2008
Source: Tide, The (Nigeria)
Copyright: 2008 The Tide
Contact:  http://www.thetidenews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3973

SON STABS MOTHER TO DEATH OVER INDIAN HEMP

A middle-aged woman, Modinat Aderemi, has allegedly  been stabbed to
death by his son, Jamiu Akinola, after  a dose of marijuana.

The Police Commissioner in Oyo State, Mr Udom Ekpoudom,  disclosed
this in Ibadan on Monday while parading  suspected criminals before
the newsmen.

The suspects allegedly committed offences ranging from  armed robbery,
burglary to ritualism.

Ekpoudom said Jamiu stabbed her mother with a dagger in  the chest
because of her incessant advice to him to  stop smoking Indian hemp.

According to the police boss, the command received a  distress call
that a son was stabbing his mother at  about 7. 30 p.m. on Saturday.

When policemen got to the scene of the crime, they  found the woman in
a pool of blood with the dagger  beside her, Ekpoudom said.

He explained that the woman died on her way to the  University College
Hospital, Ibadan.

Ekpoudom explained further that the assailant was later  arrested in a
hide-out while the corpse of his mother  had been deposited at the
Adeoyo Hospital Morgue.

The police boss said the suspect would be charged to  court as soon as
possible.

Also paraded was a 25 year-old Saheed Azeez of Orogun  area of Ibadan
accused of being in possession of three  human skulls.

Police said the accused suspect confessed to be working  for one Dauda
Gbolagade of Agbaje area of the town, who  promised to pay him N3,000
for each skull.

According to the police, upon arrest, Dauda also  admitted that he
sent Saheed to get the skulls for him  for money-making rituals.
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