BY DAYO JOHNSON
AKURE—FOUR primary school pupils have been apprehended in Akure, the Ondo State capital over the gruesome murder of their 11 year schoolmate Godwill Omokabo.
Godwill was alleged to have been murdered in cold blood by four suspects, aged between 11 and 13 years over an argument on a mobile phone.
The suspects are co tenant of the deceased pupil who attends a private school in Oke Aro area of Akure.
Sources in Akure informed Vanguard that the deceased pupil after he was murdered was thrown in the bush at Adofure farm, some kilometres away from Akure, the state capital.
Godwill was said to have drew the ire of the suspects following his refusal to allow them play with his handset.
His friends according to sources threatened to deal with him and within three days after their threat he was found in the bush with several marks all over his body.
Vanguard gathered that after he was murdered by the suspects, they came back to tell the parents of the deceased various account of how he met his death.
They were said to have told Mr and Mrs Joseph and Patience Omokabo that Godwill fell into the river and was carried away while in another breath, they said he got drowned while they were all swimming.
After 24 hours of search and the corpse of Godwill could not be found the father reported the matter to the Police.
One of the suspects was said to have taken his parent to where they hid the corpse and it was recovered without the knowledge of the deceased’s parents.
When he was later told that the corpse had been recovered, Mr. Omokabo was said to have suspected foul play and raised alarm.
It was gathered that on close examination, it was discovered that bruises were all over the body of the deceased.
Lamenting the death of her son, Mrs Omokabo said three days before the untimely death of his son there was an argument between the suspect and his son over a mobile phone.
It was learnt that the contentious phone was later found in possession of the four suspect’s days after the Godwill was missing.
Contacted, the Police Public Relation Officer, PRO, of the State Police Command, Adeniran Aremu confirmed the arrest of the four teenage suspects.
Aremu said that the 11 year old Godwill was murdered following an argument over a phone and added that investigations into the gruesome murder of the deceased pupil was continuing.
Source: Vanguard
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