Police arrests man for allegedly killing grandmother in Ondo

The police have arrested a man for allegedly murdering his 66-year-old grandmother in Ondo town.

The deceased, Madam Florence Olaloye, was found in a pool of blood in her room.

The Police Public Relations Officer of Ondo State Police Command, Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident on Saturday.

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Pelumi, another of the deceased’s grandchild, disclosed that on the fateful day, his grandmother sent him to the market to buy snails while the accused was indoors ironing his clothes.

He added that he came back to meet the lifeless body of his grandmother in her room and quickly raised an alarm.

Odunlami said that the suspect and one of his friends had been arrested and were being interrogated by the Criminal Investigative Department (CID) of the Command.

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