The City Reporters
Inspector General Of Police Mohammed Dikko Abubakar
A Muslim faithful (name withheld) has been arrested by the Oyo State Police command for allegedly killing her daughter for converting to Christianity.
The victim identified as Miss Kausara Isiaka was said to have been attacked and slaughtered with machete by her father who also did not spare the Pastor of the church, Rev. Daniel Oladimeji and four other members who eventually escaped with machete wounds.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Olabisi Ilobanafor, said the ugly incident was reported at the station at about 02:00 hours by one Mary Oladimeji, of Calvary Church, Ayekale, Ibadan on February 26, 2014.
Police said the suspect allegedly sneaked into the church premises and inflicted machete cuts on the four persons whose names were given as Mary, Kausara Isiaka, Aanu the daughter of the suspect, Rev. Daniel Oladimeji, the pastor of the church and two others whose names were not given.
Trouble was said to have started when the father of the deceased who is a Muslim, allegedly pleaded severally with his daughter to rescind her decision to no avail; a situation that led to the girl taken refuge in the church until that faithful day.
The police said on that fateful day, a yet-to-be identified attacker broke in and inflicted machete injuries on the victims while they were sleeping.
Out of the four victims, the police confirmed that her injuries were more severe than others.
Mary, the daughter of the suspect and other victims were rushed to Mobolaji Hospital, Oremeji, Ibadan where she later died.
“DSP Ilobanafor said the police visited the scene, took photographs and moved the remains of the deceased to Adeoyo State Hospital mortuary for autopsy. One suspect was arrested and case transferred to the Assistant Commissioner of Police, State Criminal Investigation Department.”
