A middle aged man has allegedly beaten a 14year-old boy to death at Aratunsi area of Oke-Aro in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
It was gathered that the man simply identified as "Kokoro" brought the boy from FUTA area of Akure to his house at Oke-Aro on Saturday alleging him of stealing a phone at a football viewing centre, near FUTA.
An eyewitness and neighbour, confirmed that Kokoro who is a notorious thug on the area beat the boy from the weekend till Monday inside his room .
He didn't allow anybody to rescue him and later dumped him at Aratunsi junction when he realised that the boy was unconscious.
The witness who spoke with SUNSHINETRUTH without disclosing his identity, explained that the boy later died at the scene when nobody knows his family to take him to hospital, but it was too late when policemen got there.
It was further gathered that the suspected thug has run away to escape arrest .
His landlord is being investigated by the landlord association in the area while a popular vulganizer was also alleged of complicity in the incident.
The body of the boy has been deposited at the state mortuary while police continue with its investigation.
Police authorities are yet to react to the incident as at the time of filing in this report.
Source: Sunshine truth
