- Accuses deceased of ‘offending’ him
For allegedly killing his 11-year-old son in Agbaja area of Oworo land in Lokoja Local Government Area, one Jato Alhaji Jaye has been arrested by the Kogi State Police Command and currently undergoing questioning for the criminal act.
Reliable sources told Security analyst, Zagazola Makama that on August 19, 2025, one Zuberu Adamu of Fulani bush camp, Agbaja village, reported to the Police that his sister, Adama Adamu, complained she had not seen her son, Buhari Jato, who went for grazing with his father, Jato Alhaji Jaye, since August 17.
In the process, a search party was immediately raised, which led to the discovery of the lifeless body of the boy, Buhari Jato, in the bush.
According to the reports, the father was found at the murder scene attempting to bury the body in order to conceal his dastardly act.
It was further gathered from the sources that Police officers from Division ‘B’, Lokoja, rushed to the scene where photographs were taken, the suspect arrested, and the decomposing body released to the family on request for burial according to Islamic rites.
The sources said during interrogation, the suspect allegedly confessed to the crime, stating that the deceased had “offended him” while they were rearing animals together.
He also admitted using a Fulani stick to flog the boy as punishment, which led to his sudden death.
Police sources said the case would soon be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, for further tactful investigation.
