The Police at Isheri Oshun division have intensified efforts to unravel the circumstance behind the disappearance of a two-year old boy who was later found dead with his joystick severed off in Lagos.
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It was gathered that the boy, identified as Seun, got missing last weekend for three days and the parents and their neighbours searched everywhere in the neighborhood to locate the boy to no avail.
According to P.M Express, on the fourth day after searching, the corpse of the little boy was recovered in a soak away at 6 Taylor Oliver Street in Ijegun, a suburb of Lagos, while shockingly his joystick was carefully removed with sharp knife.
What reportedly agitated the mind of the residents are the way the boy got missing and how he was found dead without his other parts removed. The residents are suspecting that the boy might have been killed for ritual purposes and not accident of falling inside the soak away pit.
While speaking with a correspondent, one of the residents said that the parents are now afraid that their children in the area are no longer safe as they fear similar fate may await them if the police did not do anything.
The residents reportedly went to Isheri Oshun police Station and expressed their fear over the safety of their children, including themselves, in the area.
Following their complaints, the police moved into action and made some arrest and went into full investigation on the matter.
Some suspects have so far detained including the landlord of the house as full investigation to determine whether the victim died as a result of negligence or ritual killing, have commenced.
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