The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a Man, Bamidele Olajide, age 38, for beating his 5-year-old son to death after misplacing his bet9ja ticket.
Our correspondent learnt that the incident happened during the week when the suspect’s son identified as Emmanuel Olajide, misplaced his Bet9ja ticket in which he’d won a certain amount of money.
However, Bamidele Olajide who confessed to the crime said: “It wasn’t intentional, I only beat him out of annoyance for throwing away the ticket, it when l was beating him he ran outside and fell from the staircase before hitting his head on the ground.”
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The suspect further said that the economic condition of Nigeria pushed him into bet playing since he has the responsibility of family to cater for, adding that the misplaced money has been planned to take care of some expenses at home but on discovering that it has gone missing, he went wild.
“I really regret my actions and I wish l never did”, Olajide fumed.
Speaking on the strength of the report, CSP Ayoola Badmus says the suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
A similar incident occurred in 2014 in Gboko local government area of Benue State when a friend stabbed his fellow to death for eating his bet ticket.
Reported that the perpetrator had won N2 million bet and his friend asked him to let him see the games he played, with joy, he handed over the ticket to the victim who later chewed it with his teeth.
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Out of annoyance, the perpetrator removed a kitchen knife from the tray of a woman that sells fried yam and akara by the roadside along J. S. Tarka Way, Gboko Central, and stabbed his friend (the victim) several times in the stomach until his intestine pours out. He was later rushed to the hospital but died after a couple of hours.
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