A trainee herbalist, Ifagbenga Taiwo, has been taken into custody by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly sla.ughtering his 41-day-old son for ritual purposes in the Keesi area of Adatan, Abeokuta, the state capital

Punch Metro gathered that the incident occurred on Monday after the baby’s mother, Raimat Wasilat, laid him on a bed while washing clothes outside their home.

Sources in the area disclosed in a video clip that the mother returned inside after washing only to find her son’s lifeless body with a slit throat.

A resident of the area, Mrs. Adewumi, narrated in the video that the mother’s cry for help alerted neighbours, prompting them to gather at her home.

She explained that upon entering the room, it was discovered that the suspected assailant had entered through the wooden window, slit the infant’s throat, and left him in a pool of blood.

Adewumi said, “I was hearing some noise and we came to this house to check what was happening. It was when we entered the room that we realised someone had entered through the window and slit the throat of the baby.

“The mother was washing clothes outside at this spot (pointing to the spot) before she went inside and discovered the lifeless body of her son who was just 41 days old.”

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident.

Odutola said an “investigation is underway to discover the details of this horrific act.”