A 14-year-old boy has been allegedly killed for money ritual purposes by his friends in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

It was gathered that the boy was allegedly beheaded by his friends at Olorisaoko community in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State on Saturday, August 10, 2024.

A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed that the deceased, alongside three of his friends, contacted a cleric, now at large, for money ritual on the day of the incident.

The source said unknown to the deceased, the three other boys had bargained with the cleric to kill him for the money ritual.

The source said: “When they got there, the deceased was strangulated, beheaded, and cremated.

“We rushed to the scene of the incident when we heard about it.

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“When we got there, the cleric had already run away, but we found the victim’s lifeless body on the ground without a head and in the pool of his own blood.”

It was further learnt that the cleric’s house had since been set ablaze by some youths in the community.

Confirming the incident on Monday, August 12, Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, said the command has commenced an investigation into the killing.

Osifeso said the command was aware of the incident and had immediately commenced an investigation with a view to bringing the perpetrators to justice.

The police spokesman assured members of the public that an update on the investigation would be made available upon its conclusion.

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