Adebayo Adenrele
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a suspect for allegedly beheading an 18-month-old girl at a farm camp in Idanre the headquarters of Idanre Local Government Area of the State.
This was confirmed by the Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, adding that the suspect would be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.
Narrating his ordeal, the father of the girl, Bright Kalu, said the incident happened on a farmland at Agoti Settlement in Idanre on Monday, June 8.
The farmer, who hails from Abia State, explained that the deceased was left in the care of her mother at the farm camp while he was working on another farm, a distance from the settlement.
His words, “On Monday, June 8, 2026, I was returning from a nearby camp where I had gone to buy food items when I met my wife looking troubled and distressed.
“When I asked what had happened, she told me that someone had come to the camp and attacked her, and that she was able to rescue three of our children, but one was missing.
“My elder brother, Mr Ifeanyi Kalu, and I immediately followed her to the camp and searched the area.
“We did not find anyone, but we later discovered the lifeless body of my daughter behind our house. Her head had been severed”.
