The Osun State Police Command has arrested a man, Taye Kasali, in connection with the alleged murder of his mother, Kudirat Kasali, whose body was reportedly recovered from a shallow grave on the family farm in Bode-Osi, Osun State.
The arrest was disclosed by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abiodun Ojelabi, in a statement issued on Wednesday.
According to the police, the case came to light after a report was made at the Bode-Osi Police Division on September 1, 2026, over the disappearance of Kudirat and her son.
Ojelabi said operatives launched an intelligence-led investigation, which led to Taye’s arrest on September 7.
During interrogation, the suspect allegedly confessed to killing his mother on August 31, 2026.
He claimed the deceased repeatedly called him mentally unstable and threatened to lease out the family farmland, which he described as their major source of livelihood.
The police alleged that the suspect confessed to slitting his mother’s throat with a machete before burying her remains in a shallow grave on the farm.
Following the confession, Ojelabi said the suspect led operatives to the burial site, where the remains of the deceased and the machete allegedly used for the crime were recovered.
The Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, Ibrahim Zungura, has ordered a thorough investigation into the matter.
The command said the suspect would be charged to court upon completion of investigations.
CP Zungura assured residents that justice would be served in accordance with the law, and urged the public to promptly report missing-person cases and other suspicious activities to security agencies.
