The Edo State Police Command has arrested a person recognized as Theophilus Osazuwa for allegedly killing his four-year-old son.
The command stated Osazuwa was suspected to have dedicated the act whereas beneath the affect of exhausting medication.
The spokesperson for the command, Moses Yamu, revealed in a press release on Wednesday evening that the incident, which resulted within the loss of life of the four-year-old boy, occurred at about 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
He said that Osazuwa had simply returned to his condominium at Ogbeson Quarters, off Benin-Agbor Street in Benin Metropolis, when he all of the sudden fell right into a trance.
Whereas in a trance, the suspect reportedly screamed, “Holy Ghost fireplace,” grabbed the four-year-old boy, and slammed him towards the wall, ensuing within the youngster’s loss of life.
Yamu said, “Edo Police Command has arrested one Theophilus Osazuwa of Ogbeson Quarters off Benin-Agbor Street, Benin Metropolis, for the homicide of his four-year-old son named Testimony Osazuwa.
“The suspect was stated to have arrived at his house on 24/12/2024 at about 1230 hrs, went berserk screaming ‘Holy Ghost fireplace,’ then reached for the four-year-old boy and slammed him to the wall. The kid was rushed to the hospital however was pronounced useless on arrival.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the younger man who is understood for the consumption of illicit (colloquial, ice, and so on.) substances should have acted beneath the affect of the identical.”
He said that the Commissioner of Police within the state, Umoru Ozigi, cautioned youths towards the risks of consuming illicit substances and medicines, emphasising their dangerous results on well being and the potential dangers they pose to each their lives and the security of others.