Man flogs orphan to death over Xmas rice

The Ogun State Police Command said, yesterday,
that it had arrested a man, Kayode Olubunmi,37, for
allegedly killing his cousin,Haruna Adeoye,20, over a
bowl of Christmas rice.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state,
Muyiwa Adejobi disclosed this in a statement sent to
newsmen in Abeokuta.
Adejobi explained that the tragic incident occurred
on the Christmas day at Ajegunle, Ita-Oluwo, Ogijo in
Sagamu local government area of Ogun State at
10:30pm.
According to the Police, the suspect killed, Adeoye,
an orphan for eating a bowl of rice given to them by a
friend on Christmas day.
" When the suspect, who went on a visit to his
friends' place, came back drunk, he flogged the
deceased to death with a stick for eating the rice he
instructed him to keep for their dinner.
"Haruna was an orphan who had been staying with
the suspect for years and Olubunmi could not state
why he killed him.
"He has confessed to the crime, he is with us at SCID
Eleweran and will soon appear in court ", the Police
said.
Source: Vanguard