John Soyinka, the 12-year-old boy who was reported missing a few days ago, has been discovered dead in Kotogbo community within Asero Estate, Abeokuta. His lifeless body was found with his eyes plucked out and wrists severed.
Approximately a week ago, John was declared missing after a report was filed at Obantoko Police Station, Abeokuta.
A resident, requesting anonymity, disclosed that the young schoolboy disappeared after attempting to visit a customer involved in POS transactions at a local shop where he often assisted.
“I know the boy very well, he is about 12 years old and he lived with his mother who I guessed is no longer with her husband. His mother is into menial jobs like helping people to sweep and the rest.
“The boy too was going to school but I also usually see him at a business centre where they do POS operations and barbing, I think he must be assisting them there. What we heard was that last week Thursday, he said he wanted to check on a customer who did POS transactions, maybe there was something to sort out about the transaction but the boy never came back.
“The boy and his mother lived at Olasunkanmi community and so the Community Development Association reported the matter to the District Police Officer at Obantoko Station.
“The DPO informed the police at Adigbe and Lafenwa but it was the boy’s corpse that was seen at Kotogbo community just beside Olasunkanmi on Monday. The two communities are inside Asero Estate, Abeokuta.
“It is suspected to be a case of ritual killing because the boy’s eyes were removed while his wrists were also cut off. It’s an incident that has really thrown all the residents into mourning”the resident said.
As of now, the state police command has not provided any comments on this distressing development.
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