Boy accused of killing father castrate self in police custody

Oluwaropo Tifase, the university dropout who was
accused of killing his 75-year-old father, Moses, in the
Jakande Estate, Mile 2 area of Lagos State, has
removed his testicles while in the custody of the
police.
Twenty-two-year-old Oluwaropo, during a chat with
our correspondent at the Lagos Island General
Hospital, where he was rushed to for treatment, said
he acted under the influence of a spirit which
possessed him at the time.
Our correspondent had reported on December 30, 2014
that the Imesi Ile, Osun State indigene, was rusticated
from a university in Ondo State, a few years back, for
engaging in cult-related activities.
He was alleged to have sneaked into his
father’s
bedroom and stabbed him with a pair of scissors in
the neck.Neighbours, who first discovered the
deceased in a pool of blood, were said to have alerted
the police at the FESTAC division.
The whole family was said to have been rounded up
for questioning and after some preliminary
investigations, Oluwaropo was detained while the
others were released.
Punch Metro reported that his mother, 65-year-old
Funmilayo, told the police that the suspect once
manhandled her during an argument.
It was said that he was the last child and only son of
the five children of the victim.Our correspondent
learnt that the case was later transferred to the State
Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, where the
suspect was kept in custody.
However, he was said to have used the tiles of the cell
to remove his two testicules.The police at the SCID
were said to have rushed him to the Lagos Island
General Hospital on Tuesday when the incident
happened.
When our correspondent visited him in the ward
where he was receiving treatment, it was observed that
he walked with his legs apart.
It was learnt that the doctors at the hospital “stitched”
the affected area.After exchanging pleasantries with
our correspondent, Oluwaropo said he could not
explain the reason for his action.
“I got frustrated with my life while in the cell
because I was alone and was abandoned there. I
didn’t see outside of the cell for a long time.A
spirit entered into me and said I should do it. So
I castrated myself. I removed the two testicles
myself.”
Asked if he didn’t feel pains while removing the
testicles, he replied, “I did.”
It was learnt that Oluwaropo was 17 years old when
he was sent out of school for cultism in 400 Level.Our
correspondent asked him if he was a cultist, and why
he was rusticated from school.He said,
“I am not a cultist and I didn’t kill my dad. It is
my mother that keeps telling people that I am a
cultist.“I studied industrial design in school, but I
didn’t like the course, so I voluntarily dropped
out of school because I discovered my love ─
computer. I love programming, so, I decided to
leave school on my own and pursue my love.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Nwosu,
confirmed the incident.
“Yes it happened. He broke the tiles in the cell
toilet and used them to cut his testicles. As we
speak, he is in the hospital undergoing
treatment.”