SON KILLS FATHER

TEARS flowed endlessly yesterday in Oyo as a man slaughtered his own father to death. There was an eerie feeling in the town when the news broke as people trooped to the house, located in Ladigbolu area to behold the unusual spectacle.

Tragedy had struck in the early hours of the day at Ladigbolu area in Lhe Oyo-West local government area of Oyo State, when a middle-aged son slaughtered his father to death like a ram.

The deceased, whose name was given as Olanipekun, was said to have retired recently as the Headmaster of L. A. Township School, Idi-Ope.

Confirmed sources said that the son had mental illness and had been receiving, treatment and living in the same house with his father.

He was said to be responding to treatment, and has never created any problem for his family.

But on the ill-fated day, the mentally-deranged son was said to have received his drug as usual and went back to sleep, because he woke up very early. While the deceased father was dressing up after taking his bath, sources said his child suddenly woke up where he slept and started shouting at his father.

While efforts by the father to pacify him failed, the mentally ill child gripped his father and pushed him to the wall. The father, it was learnt fell on the ground helplessly and lost consciousness.

"Before the father could regain   consciousness, the mentally deranged son went for a sharp knife and slaughtered his father. It was the screaming of the father that attracted neighbours who rushed to the scene only to find the father slaughtered and in a pool of his own blood.

As if unaware of what he had done or perhaps awaiting a prize for his dastardly action, the son who slaughtered his father still stood dazed beside the deceased until police came and arrested him. "He didn't run away," a neighbour said. 

When The Nigerian Compass on Saturday visited the residence of the deceased, his corpse was said to have been removed to an unknown hospital mortuary after the police had visited the scene.

Many of the residents and neighbours were weeping profusely over the murder of Mr.Olanrewaju, who was described as a "kind-hearted gentleman."

One of the early callers to the deceased's residence, Mr. Adediran, the incumbent Headmaster of L A Township School, Idi-Ope, who broke down in tears also described his predecessor as "hardworking, honest, and caring father".

Source: Compass