A man identified as Ajibade Gbenga, has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command for poisoning a boy simply identified as Ebenezer, who allegedly stole maize in his farm.
It was gathered that the man who was said to be a traditional chief in Ipetu-Ijesa, caught the boy in his farm at Ilesa with two maize.
A video obtained by our Correspondent on Thursday, revealed how the man was forcing the boy to drink poison, holding cutlass.
He asked the boy to sit down for some minutes after drinking a cup of the poison which was said to be snipper.
The man was heard asking the boy why he stole maize and the boy responded that he was hungry.
He asked the boy where he came from and the boy said he came from Ireti-Ayo after which he allowed the boy to go.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed the incident, saying that the incident has caused the death of the boy’s father.
He explained that the man allegedly caught the suspect in his farm and forced him to drink poison.
“The boy stole stole two pieces of corn from the man’s farm. The man caught the suspect, beat him up and mix a substance and forced the boy to drink it. The boy drank it but with the help of the good people around, they rushed the boy to a hospital.
“He was rushed to Wesley Guild Hospital. Doctors at the hospital sustained him and he did not die. The doctors stabilise him. But the news of the incident reached the father of the boy that was caught stealing.
“So people went to the father and told him that his son had died of poisoning. The father immediately gave up the ghost.
“The boy is alive. But the father died of shock. The matter has been reported and we have the suspect here with us. Investigation will continue into the matter,” Ojelabi said.
