Kayode Makinde, a wielder residing in Shapati town, Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, has been plunged into shock after his 14-year-old son was beheaded by his neighbour, who wanted to raise money for his newborn baby’s naming ceremony.
The deceased, Joseph Makinde, was beheaded on Tuesday night.
The suspected killer, Ayo, is a close friend of Joseph’s elder brother.
Ayo also works as an apprentice in Kayode’s welding workshop.
Ayo was alleged to be desperately in need of money for the naming ceremony of his newest child slated for November 29.
According to Kayode, on Tuesday, a friend of his, identified as Femi, sent Joseph to withdraw some money from a nearby POS terminal.
Kayode recalled: “On Tuesday, around 8.30pm, Joseph was doing his homework when my friend, Femi, called and sent him to go and get money for him at Point of Sales Terminal in the community.
“It was just a few poles away from my house.”
Kayode and Femi became worried when after 30 minutes Joseph was yet to return.
Kayode said: “I began to look for Joseph.
“He doesn’t usually stay outside late.
“My friend and I continued the search until we ran into a police patrol team.
“But we never knew that the Police had an encounter with two young men who they caught with a human head that same night.
“One of the policemen asked us what we were searching for, and I replied my son went to collect money from POS since yesterday and had not yet returned.”
The policemen told Kayode to go and sleep.
He added: “I told them I couldn’t sleep because I was looking for my son.
“They said I should follow them.”
When Kayode and the police team got to the police post at Shapati Junction on Epe Expressway, the leader of the patrol team asked them for the age of the boy and he replied 14.
Kayode added: “The leader of the team informed us that the police ran into some boys.
“He gave a number to call.
“It was that of the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Elemoro Police Station, Bogije, Ibeju-Lekki.
“The DPO told me that the patrol team will come from outside the station.
“When they arrived, they brought the dead body of my child, saying it was unfortunate that the boy was dead.
“Police said they caught the boys yesterday and they confessed that they took my son to an uncompleted building and beheaded him.”
Following a police raid, the body was recovered from the uncompleted build and Kayode’s friend, Femi, had been also arrested for interrogation as a prime suspect.
