Missing 12-year-old Ogun boy found dead, eyes plucked, wrists cut

The corpse of a missing 12-year-old boy, John Soyinka, has reportedly been found in Kotogbo community inside Asero Estate, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

It was gathered that the corpse has been mutilated, with the eyes and wrists removed.

 City & Crime reports that John was declared missing about a week ago and the relatives reported the matter at the Obantoko Police Station, Abeokuta.

 A source said the school boy was said to have disappeared after trying to check on a customer who did POS transactions in a shop where he usually assisted.

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 The source said: “I knew the boy very well, he lived alone with his mother who I guess is no longer with her husband. His mother is into menial jobs like helping people to sweep.  

 “The boy was going to school, but I also usually saw him at a business centre where they do POS operations and barbing. I think he must be assisting them there. What we heard was that, last week Thursday, he said he wanted to check on a customer who did POS transaction, apparently may be there was something to sort out about the transaction, but the boy never came back.”

The police spokesman in the state, Omolola Odutola, said she had not been briefed on the incident, promising to get back to our correspondent.