Man kills mother over palm oil proceed
Tragedy struck in Kajola village, Apomu, Osun State, as Lukman Odejoju, 63, allegedly took the life of his mother, Aminat Odejoju, following a dispute over the distribution of proceeds from their palm oil farm.
The disagreement arose when both parties could not reach a consensus on who should manage the earnings generated by their farm laborer.
According to community sources, Aminat asserted her entitlement to the proceeds, prompting her son, Lukman, to resort to violence, resulting in her untimely demise.
Meanwhile the public relations officer, Kehinde Adeleke said the deceased body and the suspects were taken to the police station in Apomu.
Confirming the incident, Osun Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola said the suspect confessed that he pushed the deceased in a bit of rage, and that his actions were not deliberate.
According to her, the suspect claimed he could not understand the spirit that possessed him when he pushed his mother leading to her death.
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