A mentally deranged man popularly called “At all at all”, in Tekunle village, Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State, has been arrested for allegedly killing a 75-year-old man identified as Olusegun Oyadele and a yet to be identified policeman, with a machete in the Ayeyemi area of the state.
It was gathered that the lunatic did not aim or target the two deceased men but was on a rampage and was attacking different people at will.
A member of the community revealed that the lunatic who was well known in the community, first attacked the old man who was drying cocoa beans in front of his house, after which he killed one of the policemen that came to arrest him.
The source said;
“We don’t know why the madman attacked and killed the old man. When the matter was reported at the police station, a team of policemen was sent to the area to arrest the lunatic. As the policemen arrived at the scene, the madman also attacked and killed one of them with his machete. He injured four other people before running into a bush. Each time the policemen wanted to arrest him, he disappeared and reappeared like it was a prank. He finally disappeared into the bush and escaped arrest,”
The state police command’s spokesperson, Femi Joseph, revealed that the lunatic was eventually arrested after a team of policemen, led by the Commissioner of Police, Mr Gbenga Adeyanju, chased him into the bush on Sunday.
He said;
“We have arrested him. The CP led a team of policemen, some hunters and vigilance group members to arrest him in Tekunle village. He is in our custody.”
The PPRO confirmed that the corpse of the deceased had been deposited in a morgue, while investigation had commenced.