Ogun: Missing 12-year-old boy found dead, eyes plucked out, wrists cut

<p>The mutilated body of a missing 12-year-old boy, John Soyinka, was on Monday found in a bush at Kotogbo community in Asero Estate, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.</p>, <p>The deceased’s eyes were plucked out, and his wrists cut off, according to the Ogun State Police Command.</p>, <p>Soyinka was declared missing a week ago and the matter was reported at the Obantoko Police Station in Abeokuta.</p>, <p>The Police Public Relations Officer, Osun Command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the discovery of the dead body to newsmen on Wednesday in Abeokuta.</p>, <p>Odutola said that the gruesome murder of Soyinka had changed the case to a homicide.</p>, <p>She said that the body had been released to the family for burial, adding that investigation was ongoing to unravel perpetrators of the crime</p>, <p>A resident of the area, who pleaded anonymity, told newsmen that the boy disappeared after he went to see a customer who had done a transaction at a POS shop where the deceased assisted.</p>, <p>“I know the boy very well. He is about 12-years-old and lived with his mother who I guess is no longer with her husband.</p>, <p>“His mother does menial jobs like helping people to sweep.</p>, <p>” What we heard was that, last Thursday, he said he wanted to check on a customer who did POS transactions, apparently maybe there was something to sort out about the transaction, but the boy never came back.</p>, <p>“The boy and his mother lived at Olasunkanmi community and so the Community Development Association reported the matter to the Divisional Police Officer at Obantoko Station.</p>, <p>“The DPO informed the police at Adigbe and Lafenwa, but it was the boy’s corpse that was seen at Kotogbo community, just beside Olasunkanmi on Monday.</p>, <p>“The two communities are inside Asero Estate, Abeokuta. It is suspected to be a case of ritual killing because the boy’s eyes were removed while his wrists were also cut off,” he said.(NAN)</p>