The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, Taye Kasali, over the alleged murder of his mother, Mrs. Kudirat Kasali.
The command spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, in a statement on Wednesday, said that both the suspect and his late mother were reported missing on September 1, 2026, at about 7:30 p.m. at the Bode-Osi Division.
Ojelabi stated that following the report, police operatives launched an investigation which led to the arrest of the suspect on September 7, 2026, in connection with the crime.
According to the statement, the suspect confessed during interrogation to killing his mother and burying her in a shallow grave on their family farm.
The PPRO added that Kasali admitted to killing his mother on September 3 by slitting her throat with a machete. He subsequently led police operatives to the shallow grave where the remains of the deceased were recovered.
“During the course of interrogation, the suspect claimed that his mother had allegedly been referring to him as a mad person and had also threatened to lease out the farmland, which he described as the major source of livelihood for the family,” the statement noted.
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