Man kills mother, buries her in septic tank

Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 33-year-old man, Segun Ogunlusi, for allegedly stabbing his mother to death and burying her in a septic tank.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement yesterday, saying the suspect was arrested following a report from his younger sister, Yetunde Ogunlusi.
Oyeyemi said the incident occurred at 16, Oketunde Street, Molatori Ogijo in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State.

The PPRO said the suspect’s younger sister approached the police station in Ogijo and reported that her 60-year-old mother, Abimbola Ogunlusi, was missing.
According Oyeyemi, Yetunde told the policemen that she had left her mother at home, when she was going to work on December 13, but on getting back home at about 7.15p.m., she could not find her mother.
Oyeyemi said: “She stated further that when she inquired from her elder brother, Segun Ogunlusi, who was at home with their mother, his explanation was not satisfactory.
“Based on her report, the DPO of Ogijo Division, SP Ahmed Tijani, led a team of policemen to the house, where the suspect was promptly arrested.
“On investigation, it was discovered that the suspect stabbed the deceased to death and hurriedly buried her in a soak-away (septic tank)very close to the house. The reason for his action is still unknown.”
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu, has directed that the case be transferred to the homicide section of State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Eleweran, Abeokuta.