Police Arrest Delta Man For Beheading Son

Hamilton Nwosa
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Delta State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old suspected ritualist, Volt Blessing Gabriel, for allegedly beheading his 20 months old son, named Godspower Gabriel (m) for ritual purposes.

Police in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, Delta State Command, DSP. Bright Edafe, said the suspect confessed to having murdered the said child at Ewabogun bush by catholic road, Benin, using a hand saw to cut off the head and buried it in the bush and threw away the headless body of the child.

According to Edafe, the suspect said his actions was due to the dream he had, where a man told him to kill his son and use the blood to rub his head for quick riches.

Police Arrest Delta Man For Beheading Son

The Police command swung into action when the mother of the child, Mrs Success Oduwa, reported the incident, according to her “she said, she has not seen their child since the morning of 24/6/2022 and started troubling the husband as to the whereabouts of the child. The husband told her that the child is with his sister in Warri. On getting to Warri, she stated that she discovered the husband was lying to her, hence her suspicion”.

Read full statement belwo;

ARREST OF SUSPECTED RITUALIST/MURDER SUSPECT: On 25/06/2022, at about 1030 hrs, one Mrs Success Oduwa ‘f’ age 24yrs of Peanuts junction, Obeh in Edo State, discovered that she has not seen their child since the morning of 24/6/2022 and started troubling the husband as to the whereabouts of the child. The husband told her that the child is with his sister in Warri. On getting to Warri, she stated that she discovered the husband was lying to her, hence her suspicion. She reported to the Commander, Quick Response Squad, that she is suspecting her husband named, Volt Blessing Gabriel (m) age 33yrs of same address, to have killed their child named Godspower Gabriel (m) aged one year and eight months for ritual purposes. The Commander RRS detailed operatives who swung into action, arrested the husband and handed him over to the DPO ‘A’ Division Warri for further investigation. Upon interrogation, suspect confessed to have murdered the said child at Ewabogun bush by catholic road, Benin city using hand saw to cut off the head and buried it by a palm tree in the bush and threw away the headless body of the child. The suspect also stated that he actually killed the child, because of a dream he had, where he saw a man who told him that, if he kills the child, and use the child’s blood to rub his head, he will become rich. Suspect is in custody.

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