- Osun State Police Command has arrested a suspect, simply identified as Saudi, for allegedly beheading his father inside a farm.

The incident which occurred in Ilusi village left the villagers surprised being the first time such incident will happen in decades.

It was gathered that the deceased popularly called Baale went missing on Thursday, having left home for the farm earlier in the day.

A source in the village, Ismail Olaolu, told Vanguard that a search team discovered his headless body at the farm the following day, Friday, covered with palm leaves.

"The search team, mainly youth from the village suspected the deceased's son, with whom he left for the farm the previous day. He was questioned and after some torture, he confessed to having killed his father.

"The deceased motorcycle and his cocoa harvest were found beside his body on the farm. The suspect was later handed over to the police for investigation."

When contacted, Osun police spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola said she had been briefed and the suspect was still in police detention for further investigation.