A 17-year-old boy, Philip Emmanuel, has confessed to how he and his accomplice, Precious, killed their employer, Mrs. Adene Iyabode Deborah.
According to The Nation, it was reported that Mrs. Adene, who was a well-known caterer, was found dead in her apartment after being missing for several days. She had been stabbed multiple times, and her head was severed.
Philip, who was paraded at the Ondo Police headquarters, said he had worked for the victim for five months before the incident. He revealed that it was Precious, who had been employed as a driver just two months prior, who persuaded him to commit the crime.
According to Philip, Precious overheard that N150,000 had been deposited into their madam’s account and suggested they kill her to steal the money.
When he was narrating how they killed the deceased, he said, “On Saturday, madam said I should come and help her wash clothes that she was very tired. The driver came around and madam was surprised but the driver explained that he wanted to help her.
That day, the driver brought a drink and gave to me. I drank it. He brought out a cutlass and started threatening me that he will also kill me.”
Further talking, he said, “We went into the house and he pushed me inside. I said i should use cutlass to hit the woman. I did it.
But I started crying. After we killed the woman, the driver went to check the only in the account and found only N60,000. He gave me N30,000. I went to Idanre.”….Vìèw Morë