Posted by: Tunde
on July 9, 2014
Mr. Tolani Ajayi, the 21 year old student, who killed his father, Charles Ajayi, a Nigerian senior lawyer(SAN) last week, has disclosed his reason for killing him.
Tolani, a 300-level student of History and International Relations,
Redeemer’s University, Redemption Camp, along Lagos/Ibadan expressway,
Ogun State, who is now being detained at Police Headquarters, Eleweran,
Abeokuta said he killed his father because he provoked him. He however
expressed regret, asking his mother to forgive him. He said he had also
asked God for forgiveness.
“I have sent some people to talk to her that I am sorry. I have
talked to my sister. My mother is still grieving, I want to give her
time. It may be spiritual, so I have asked God for forgiveness,” Tolani
said.
It was learnt that the 21-year-old was into drugs as he had been
caught twice by his school authorities. A panel was said to have also
been set up to interrogate him on drug-related matters before he
committed the murder, according to Vanguard.
Tolani confessed to being into drugs, saying: “I tried those drugs
myself. I might have heard it from my friends but I tried them myself.”
He said he used a kitchen knife and a cutlass to attack his father
during an argument between them, but denied being under the influence of
the drugs then, as the action was not premeditated.
“The incident happened around 1 a.m. when the church community would
have been sleeping. It was anger that led me into this. My father just
bit me repeatedly with his teeth.
“There was an argument between us and I stood up to him. He beat me
with a stick and bit me. Just the two of us were at home; my mother was
in Abuja.”
“My father went to the kitchen and got a stick (wooden spoon) and
used it on me repeatedly and I tried to defend myself, then he bit me on
my shoulder and I got angry. I used normal small kitchen knife, after I
used cutlass to attack him. I regret the action.”
Speaking further, Tolani said the family resided in Abuja. “We live
in Abuja, I school at Redemption University at the camp. My father came
for a programme and we were on break, so, I went to meet him where he
lodged. We were meant to go back to Abuja together, then, the incident
happened and I am here.”
When asked if he needs the help of Nigerians, he said: “There is no
way Nigerians can help me, I am going to face my judgment. I am meant to
pay for what I have done. It is not as if I am ready but it is
inevitable. It is something that is going to happen, I am just waiting
for it.”
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