Officers of the Lagos State Police Command on
Thursday, said it arrested one Mr Benson, who
allegedly flogged his 16-year-old son to death
with a belt.
According to a source, Benson, who is a divorcee
resides in Olanrewaju Street, Oregun, Ikeja, with
his two sons- Bright and Samuel.
He said the man, who hails from Edo State, was
beating Bright for allegedly stealing N1, 200 when
the tragedy occurred.
Samuel, the 14-year-old younger brother of the
deceased, told newsmen that the incident
happened on Sunday evening, after his father
accused Bright of stealing the sum of N1, 200
and started beating him angrily even while Bright
was ill at the moment.
"Bright has been sick for some days before that
Sunday. Initially in the morning, Dad was looking
for Bright, but could not find him. Later in the
evening, Bright showed up with some boys on our
street who told our father that Bright had stolen
N1,200 from them.
"Truly, dad found the money in his pocket, but I
think he stole it because he was hungry that day.
"My father was very angry on discovering the
money in Bright's pocket. He returned the money
to the owners, and after they left, tied Bright's
hands with a rope. He then began to beat him
with the iron end of his belt" Samuel said.
He revealed that his father had sight issues, and
could have mistakenly hit the deceased in a
wrong spot.
"I think it was the anger that made my daddy to
make that mistake. The reason is because as
soon as he did not hear Bright's cries again, dad
stopped beating him, carried him on his shoulders
and rushed him to a private hospital near our
house. But he was said to be dead when we got
to the hospital," Samuel said.
Meanwhile, a resident, who gave her name as
Oluwaseun, said Benson despite his eyes problem
had the habit of beating his children with any
object he lays hands on.
She said Benson, who started beating Bright at
about 9pm, gave deaf ears to the deceased pleas
for mercy.
"The man is simply a wicked man. He does not
relate with people. The boy he killed usually takes
him to church every Sunday because of his eyes'
problem. So, on that Sunday, he could have
become angry that the boy left home and refused
to take him to church" Oluwaseun said.
Another resident on the street, who craved
anonymity, said
Benson was also alleged to have a history of
violence in the area.
"I was living in the house before. On one occasion
when we were still living together, we had a small
disagreement over where to spread clothes in the
backyard of the house. The next thing was that
Benson got a cutlass and chased me. I narrowly
escaped from him that day. That was one of the
reasons I moved out of that place," he said.
When contacted, Ngozi Braide, the state police
spokesperson, who confirmed the incident said
the case is being investigated by the State
Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba.
She said that the deceased corpse had been
deposited at the Lagos State University Teaching
Hospital Ikeja mortuary for autopsy.
Thursday, said it arrested one Mr Benson, who
allegedly flogged his 16-year-old son to death
with a belt.
According to a source, Benson, who is a divorcee
resides in Olanrewaju Street, Oregun, Ikeja, with
his two sons- Bright and Samuel.
He said the man, who hails from Edo State, was
beating Bright for allegedly stealing N1, 200 when
the tragedy occurred.
Samuel, the 14-year-old younger brother of the
deceased, told newsmen that the incident
happened on Sunday evening, after his father
accused Bright of stealing the sum of N1, 200
and started beating him angrily even while Bright
was ill at the moment.
"Bright has been sick for some days before that
Sunday. Initially in the morning, Dad was looking
for Bright, but could not find him. Later in the
evening, Bright showed up with some boys on our
street who told our father that Bright had stolen
N1,200 from them.
"Truly, dad found the money in his pocket, but I
think he stole it because he was hungry that day.
"My father was very angry on discovering the
money in Bright's pocket. He returned the money
to the owners, and after they left, tied Bright's
hands with a rope. He then began to beat him
with the iron end of his belt" Samuel said.
He revealed that his father had sight issues, and
could have mistakenly hit the deceased in a
wrong spot.
"I think it was the anger that made my daddy to
make that mistake. The reason is because as
soon as he did not hear Bright's cries again, dad
stopped beating him, carried him on his shoulders
and rushed him to a private hospital near our
house. But he was said to be dead when we got
to the hospital," Samuel said.
Meanwhile, a resident, who gave her name as
Oluwaseun, said Benson despite his eyes problem
had the habit of beating his children with any
object he lays hands on.
She said Benson, who started beating Bright at
about 9pm, gave deaf ears to the deceased pleas
for mercy.
"The man is simply a wicked man. He does not
relate with people. The boy he killed usually takes
him to church every Sunday because of his eyes'
problem. So, on that Sunday, he could have
become angry that the boy left home and refused
to take him to church" Oluwaseun said.
Another resident on the street, who craved
anonymity, said
Benson was also alleged to have a history of
violence in the area.
"I was living in the house before. On one occasion
when we were still living together, we had a small
disagreement over where to spread clothes in the
backyard of the house. The next thing was that
Benson got a cutlass and chased me. I narrowly
escaped from him that day. That was one of the
reasons I moved out of that place," he said.
When contacted, Ngozi Braide, the state police
spokesperson, who confirmed the incident said
the case is being investigated by the State
Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba.
She said that the deceased corpse had been
deposited at the Lagos State University Teaching
Hospital Ikeja mortuary for autopsy.
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