The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 30-year-old Joshua Oyapidan, who allegedly stabbed his son, Favour, and left him inside the bush to die.

Oyapidan stabbed his 11-year-old son and abandoned him in the bush on Sunday, before escaping from the scene. The incident happened near the President Muhammadu Buhari Estate, along the Abeokuta-Siun-Sagamu Expressway.

The father was reported to have lured the boy into the bush and stabbed him in several parts of the body, including the neck and stomach. A good Samaritan, who was passing by, was said to have rescued the boy after he crawled out of the bush.

He was taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta where he was admitted at the Children’s Ward and performed surgery.

Speaking with reporters, Oyapidan, who claimed be an electrician/commercial motorcyclist, said Favour had been a source of pain to him, because he engaged in stealing and would run away from home for many days.

He said, “I had Favour while I was in secondary school, Adeoye Lambo Memorial High School, Obada Oko. I never got married to his mother because we were both young... read more http://www.newsresidence.tk/2017/07/police-arrest-man-for-stabbing-his-son-and-abandoned-him-inside-bush.html

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