The Kogi State Police Command has arrested a man, Jato Alhaji Jaye, for allegedly killing his 11-year-old son in Agbaja area of Oworo land, Lokoja Local Government Area.
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.
A search party was immediately raised, which led to the discovery of the lifeless body of the boy in the bush.
The father was reportedly found at the scene attempting to bury the body in order to conceal his act.
The sources said 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 added that during interrogation, the suspect allegedly confessed to the crime, stating that the deceased had “offended him” while they were rearing animals together.
He admitted using a Fulani stick to flog the boy as punishment, which led to his death.
The sources said the case would soon be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Lokoja, for further discreet investigation.
