Investigations
into the death of a 16-year-old boy, Seubow, who was allegedly killed by her
foster mother, Olayemi Ayangbe, popularly called Iya Anu, has shown that she
and her husband, Timothy, were culpable. The Public Relations Officer of the
Lagos State Police Command, Ngozi Braide, who spoke with our correspondent on
the phone on Tuesday, said this was the outcome of the preliminary
investigation into the matter. She said, “The incident was reported at Isheri
Oshun Police Division on Sunday evening and the DPO personally quizzed the
couple. They both confessed to beating the boy to death. “Olayemi started the
beating while Timothy later joined her in battering the boy up till the time
the boy gave up the ghost. “Timothy admitted he joined in battering the boy
because of his habit of stealing. He said he had continuously soiled his name
within the neighbourhood as a result of the development.”Braide confirmed to
our correspondent that the police had in time past quizzed Olayemi for
battering the boy. She said, “The deceased is Timothy’s nephew and the police
had arrested Olayemi before on complaints of battering but the present DPO was
not the head of the police station at that time. “The deceased’s father is late
but his mother who stays in the Badagry area of the state has been informed
about the incident and will be meeting with the police tomorrow. “The couple is
still in...
police custody and investigations are ongoing. The case will be
transferred to the state Criminal Investigation Department.” Olayemi had
allegedly beaten Seubow to death at their residence at 8, Amosu Street, Ijegun,
Lagos, on Sunday on the allegations that he stole N50 to buy Gala after he was
starved throughout for days for misplacing a N1,000 note. Residents of the area
had reported that Olayemi battered Seubow, who
moved in with them in December 2011, till he gave up the ghost on Sunday
afternoon. Olayemi, who was described as violent by her neighbours, was said to
be in the habit of inflicting injuries on Seubow and her own children whenever
they erred. Besides, they alleged that she often transferred her belligerence
to her neighbours by attacking them with objects on the slightest provocation. Olayemi,
a mother of four, is a serial divorcee. Timothy is her third husband. Alexander
Akinnurun , the Proprietor of Alex Group of Schools, Ijegun, where Seubow
attended before his death, had told our correspondent on Monday that he
reported Olayemi at the police station in June when the deceased came to school
with a battered face
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