Police arrest man attempting to kill street hawker in Kwara

In the state capital of Ilorin, a 10-year-old child selling pepper was set to be killed by a 46-year-old accused ritualist, according to the Kwara State Police Command.

The suspect, known as Isiaka Adeniyi, was taken into custody on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at the Oke-Foma region in the state’s Ilorin West Local Government region, according to a statement from the state police public relations officer, Ejire-Adeyemi Toun.

He said that the young pepper vendor (names omitted) was tricked into entering a room by the suspect under the guise of being a customer.

He claimed that the suspect tried to slay the victim with a knife while covering his face with a cloth.

The state Police PRO said, “According to information received from the police at C Division, on the 2nd of July 2024 at about 1800 hrs, a report was received from Onidoko Police Post indicating that at about 1730 hrs, an incident occurred in the Abab Oke-Foma area of Ilorin.

“It was reported that a 10-year-old boy (names withheld) resident of Abab area Abayawo, Ilorin, was hawking pepper when he was lured into a room by a suspect identified as Isiaka Adeniyi, aged 46, from Ifedapo community, Oke-Foma area, Ilorin.”

Toun stated that the suspect was apprehended and brought to the station owing to the “swift action of vigilant community members,” adding that “preliminary investigation is currently underway, while the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for thorough and discreet investigation”.

Victor Olaiya, the state commissioner of police, praised the community members’ proactive efforts in capturing the culprit and guaranteeing that justice will be done in this case.

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