Residents of Okitipupa in Ondo state have been plunged into mourning after three youngsters have been reportedly killed in a violent home assault by a suspected mentally unstable relative.
The victims have been stated to be members of the identical prolonged household and have been allegedly hacked to demise with a machete inside their residence beneath unusual circumstances which have left the neighborhood in deep shock.
Amongst these killed was a feminine scholar enrolled for the Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board programme, her cousin, and one other younger boy recognized because the organic son of the suspected assailant.
Preliminary accounts from residents point out that the suspect, a male family member believed to be mentally unstable, carried out the assault earlier within the day earlier than fleeing the scene.
A resident, who spoke on situation of anonymity, described the incident as horrifying, including that the victims have been carefully associated inside the similar household lineage.
He stated: “The victims embrace a JUPEB scholar and two younger boys. Certainly one of them is the attacker’s son, whereas the others are members of the prolonged household. It’s a devastating loss.”
Additional findings revealed that the household head, recognized as Baba Agbaye, had earlier left residence alongside his spouse and youngest youngster for his or her oil farm.
Sources stated that whereas returning, they encountered the suspect heading in the direction of the Ayeka space, claiming he was coming from the household home, unaware that the killings had already been carried out.
The stays of the victims have been deposited on the State Specialist Hospital, whereas authorities are anticipated to begin full investigation into the incident.