Hard Drug Addict Strangles Mother to Death in Ogun State

By: Ashe

A 32-year-old man from Itanrin in Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State, identified as Samson Sikiru, allegedly strangled his mother to death on Sunday. The suspect’s younger brother, who is a night guard, raised the alarm after he returned from night duty and discovered that his mother had been murdered. Samson was arrested when neighbours discovered that he was behind the death of his mother and subsequently handed him over to the police.

Sources explain that the suspect had been a known drug addict, saying he had fled home five years ago before he returned recently. The Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun, Omotola Odutola, said the command is aware of the incident. According to Odutola, the suspect is currently a neuropsychiatric patient. She explained that family members occasionally tie down Samson with ropes to prevent him from injuring himself or anyone.

“It is not yet clear if there was any provocation by his mother, but, preliminary investigation revealed that earlier same day, he was tied up in the house, only for him to loose himself and descended on his mother and strangled her,” she narrated. Odutola said marks of violence were found around the deceased