The remains of Oreoluwa Fatinoye, the son of a couple who were murdered in Abeokuta on New Year’s Day, have been committed to mother Earth on Tuesday in the Ogun State capital.
Oreoluwa was abducted by his parents’ killers on Monday and his body was recovered from a river in Adigbe-Obada area of Abeokuta.
The body was found on Tuesday evening by fishermen who alerted the authorities, following which a police team retrieved the body.
The remains were taken in a police pick-up van to the Ijaiye State Hospital, Abeokuta, but were later taken to the family for burial.
A brief Christian service was held at the cemetery located along the Kobape-Siun dual carriageway in Abeokuta, before the final burial.
The event was witnessed by family members, friends and sympathizers.
Oreoluwa’s parents, Kehinde Fatinoye and Bukunola were killed by unidentified assailants who also burnt down their house in the Government Reservation Area (GRA) and abducted the child.
Mr. Fatinoye is a staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), while his wife works at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNNAB).
The remains of the couple were buried on Monday at Lantoro Cemetery in Abeokuta after a church service held at Christ Anglican Church, Iporo Ake, Abeokuta.
The police spokesperson in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said a suspect has been arrested for multiple murders.
“A person has been arrested by our operatives over the incident. We will get to the root of the problem, as investigations have begun,” Mr. Oyeyemi said in a statement.
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