Father who Stabbed His Son Nabbed by Police

Favour in hospital. Photo: Punch

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested Joshua Oyapidan, the man who allegedly stabbed his 11-year-old son, Favour, in the neck and stomach on Tuesday.

Recall that Naija News reported on Monday that the suspect butchered his son, Favour, after he lured him into the bush near the President Muhammadu Buhari Estate, along Siun-Sagamu-Abeokuta Expressway.

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Oyapidan, the 30-year-old man said he never knew what came over him on the day.
Naija News gathered that the suspect, who claimed to be a commercial motorcyclist and electrician, said Favour had caused him a lot of pain because he engaged in stealing and had run away from home many times.

He said that the baale of their community had threatened to banish him from the village because of his son’s behaviour.
Oyapidan said his wife, Adeola left him because of his action.

He said, “I had Favour while I was in secondary school, Adeoye Lambo Memorial High School, Obada Oko. I never got married to his mother because we were both young.
“On that day, I returned from my okada work, and my neighbour told me that my son stole corn and bought some things in the name of my neighbour and I decided to deal with him.

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“I hid a kitchen knife in my pocket and I told him I was taking him to a new place. But on the way, I stabbed him in the neck and stomach, and we both fell into a ditch.
“He was bleeding, and I used cloth to bind the wound in his stomach and I left him there and went home.

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“I regret my action, because I never knew what came upon me that day. I beg for mercy from all Nigerians.”

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, had directed that the suspect be charged to court after investigation and would be charged with attempted murder.