Ebun Francis
A 33-year-old man, Segun Ogunlusi, stunned officers, journalists and onlookers on Tuesday,at the police headquaters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, Ogun state, South West, Nigeria, when he confessed to killing his mother, Abimbola Ogunlusi, on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, because she was persistently asking him for sex.
The sad incident occurred at No. 16, Oketunde Street, Molatori, Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area of the state.
The state Police Commissioner, Ahmed IIiyasu, paraded the suspect at the Ogun State Police Command headquarters, Abeokuta,
Answering questions from journalists during the parade, Segun said he was provoked by his mother’s alleged incessant demand for sex.
According to him, “I killed my mother because she has been demanding sex persistently from me. She said if I had sex with her, I would be free.
“On a particular Tuesday morning when two of us were at home, she was in the kitchen. I walked up to her and stabbed her in the stomach and she died.
“I poured kerosene on her corpse in a bid to burn her, but the corpse did not catch fire. Later, I dumped the corpse in a soakaway.”
The suspect, however looked remorseful, and said he regretted his action.
“I regret everything I did,” he said.
