Ondo Police Command Nabs Suspect For Alleged Beheading Of 18 Months Old Child

Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspect, that allegedly beheaded a 18-month-old girl at a farm camp in Idanre the headquarters of Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State.

The father of the girl, Mr Bright Kalu, disclosed that the incident happened at a farmland at Agoti Settlement in Idanre.

Kalu, a peasant farmer, is demanding for justice over the gruesome killing of his daughter by the assailants.

The farmer, who hails from Abia State, explained that the deceased was left in the care of her mother at the farm camp while he was working on another farm, a distance from the settlement.

Narrating his ordeal, Kalu said: “On Monday, June 8, 2026, I was returning from a nearby camp where I had gone to buy food items when I met my wife looking troubled and distressed.

“When I asked what had happened, she told me that someone had come to the camp and attacked her, and that she was able to rescue three of our children, but one was missing.

“My elder brother, Mr Ifeanyi Kalu, and I immediately followed her to the camp and searched the area.

“We did not find anyone, but we later discovered the lifeless body of my daughter behind our house. Her head had been severed.”

The farmer appealed to the state government, security agencies and human rights organisations to ensure that the perpetrators of the crime are brought to justice.

He said the matter was reported at the Olofin Police Station in Idanre before being transferred to the State Police Headquarters in Akure for further investigation.