Daily Trust Saturday

Day ‘mentally ill’ man displayed his insanity inside Ogun School

An alleged mentally ill man killed two kids in a rural school making residents wonder about the motive for the action.

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two weeks and I went out to beg for money. Nobody gave me money. When I had money, I took care of family members, friends and even outsiders. It was due to frustratio­n. When hunger gripped me and it became unbearable, I then thought about my life and I concluded and asked myself; what type of life am I living? It was a bad life, then I went and took cutlass and I was prepared to face the consequenc­e,” he confessed.

The suspect, who said he was not yet married, told journalist­s that he used to organize learning classes for children and got paid N20 for each child.

 ??  ?? Lekan mobbed by some aggrieved youth before he was whisked away by the Police
Lekan mobbed by some aggrieved youth before he was whisked away by the Police
 ??  ?? Angry residents trooped out to see Lekan
Angry residents trooped out to see Lekan
 ??  ?? The school entrance
The school entrance
 ??  ?? Council Chairman, Onanuga (in yellow attire) led others in series of meetings before the two kids were buried
Council Chairman, Onanuga (in yellow attire) led others in series of meetings before the two kids were buried

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