Police in Osun State have arrested a man identified as Oyebamiji Lekan over the alleged machete killing of a 67-year-old man, Samson Gabriel, following a dispute involving ₦10,000.
Gabriel, an indigene of Delta State from the Urhobo ethnic group, was allegedly attacked at about 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, after an argument reportedly broke out over money said to have been stolen from him.
According to the police account, Lekan, who is a neighbour to the deceased’s father, attacked Gabriel with a machete during the dispute.
The suspect allegedly inflicted multiple cuts on the victim, resulting in his death at the scene.
Police operatives who responded to the incident processed the scene and took photographs of the deceased’s body.
The machete allegedly used in the attack was also recovered as part of the investigation.
Lekan was subsequently arrested and is currently being held in police custody as investigators continue their inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the killing.
Gabriel’s remains have been deposited at the mortuary of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital for an autopsy.
