Police arrests pastor for beheading a 7-year old

Police in Lagos have arrested a pastor and his collaborator for allegedly beheading a seven-year-old school boy at Ikorodu area of Lagos State.

The suspect who were identified as Adedoyin Oyekan and one Eric were arrested at Odokereke, Odogunyan yesterday after they allegedly beheaded the boy and buried his head at the church's altar.

The suspects were rescued from being lynched by some angry residents of the area after committing the offence at 16, Apata Abo Street, Odokekere, Odogunyan.

Eric, who is said to be a friend to the victim’s father, allegedly abducted the boy around 11.am on Wednesday, after his father left him in his custody.

The suspect was said to have taken the boy to the pastor's church where they beheaded and buried him between 2.am and 4.am  on Wednesday night.

When the victim’s father had come back to take his son while Eric claimed he had sent him home.

According to a resident, the police clamped down on Eric, who opened up during interrogation and led detectives to the pastor's place where the child's mutilated body was buried.

The resident said: "A little boy was beheaded. He's about 7 years. His father's friend took him out to an unknown pastor around Odogunyan Ikorodu, who has reportedly fled.

He said: “The boy's father asked his friend where his son was and he responded that he has already left him to come back home, which was a lie. They killed the boy and beheaded him between 2am and 4am.and then buried his head underneath the altar of the pastor's church.

 "The father's friend was arrested. It was at that point he confessed what they did with the boy body who was latter exhumed and brought to the Police station.

The Ayangbure of Ikorodu, Oba Kabir Adewale Shotobi said he would make sure the perpetrators are brought to justice.

It was gathered that angry residents had stormed the police station demanding jungle justice for the suspects.

They were said to have torched the police station, destroying a part of its perimeter fence and also attempted to set the station ablaze if the suspects were not released to them.

 The command's spokesman, Olarinde Famous-Cole, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) said policemen on patrol apprehended the suspects.

  He said the policemen clamped down on Eric whose confession led to the arrest of the other suspect and the recovery of the boy's body.

  He said: "On investigation one of the suspects, Eric confessed to the crime. He led a team of policemen to Odokekere/ Odogunyan to apprehend Oyekan, who later led the team to where the 7-year-old boy was beheaded and his head buried.

  "They hid the body inside carnal. The two suspects involved have been arrested and the body and the head of the boy were brought to the station. Investigation has commenced and the case would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos.