It was gathered that Mr Adekoya was arrested on Tuesday by Ago Iwoye Police Division. A source said that the deceased, Waris, had been allegedly tortured by his father on several occasions.
Some community leaders had warned him against the act, but the torture allegedly did not abate.
Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, had ordered that the suspect be charged to court.
He said, “Members of the community, where the suspect lived, gave police a tip-off. The community accused the man of subjecting the boy to excessive beating.
“Preliminary investigation revealed several marks on the body of the deceased boy as a result of series of torture from the suspect. The corpse has been deposited at St. Joseph Catholic Hospital Mortuary, Oke-Agbo, Ijebu Igbo.
“CP Iliyasu has ordered that the suspect be transferred to the Homicide Section of the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Abeokuta, for further investigation.”
