Lagos: Cleric allegedly crushes 3-year-old boy to death with huge stone
The Isheri-Oshun police division in Lagos state has arrested an Alfa (Muslim cleric) who allegedly crushed a 3-year-old boy to death.
The alfa, identified as Kazeem Alimson, was said to have given a 15-year-old boy N500 to lure the victim.
The incident happened around 7pm on Tuesday.
Simon Kanu, a primary six pupil, reportedly confessed to the police upon his arrest that the cleric killed Chigozie Okereke with a heavy stone in his presence.
He said the alfa took him and Chigozie to an uncompleted building and tied the little boy’s hand and leg with a red cloth before crushing him with a stone three times.
Simon said the cleric muttered incantations as he committed the crime.
The victim’s mother, Mrs. Chinasa Okereke said she was bathing her child when he suddenly disappeared.
“Around 7:00p.m. yesterday (Tuesday), I brought my children out to bathe him,” she said.
“When I finished bathing the younger one, I went inside to get the wrapper to strap him in order to enable me bathe the other child. But on getting outside, I didn’t see my baby again.
“The sister said he went into my neighbour’s house but I didn’t see him there and when I asked, they said he went out with Simon. I called my son’s name but there was no response.
“Later, we saw Simon that night, I asked him about the whereabouts of my son, he said he did not see him. Simon took my son, strangled him with his shirt and stoned him to death. He is my third child. I feel hurt. My heart is broken. I need justice.”
Both suspects have been arrested and detained.
