The 21-year-old Redeemer’s University undergraduate, Tolani, who killed his father, Charles Ajayi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, last Thursday, has said his late father provoked him into killing him.
PUNCH Metro had reported that Tolani murdered his father at Canaanland Street in the Redemption Camp along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State.
The 300-level student of Department of History and International Relations, spoke with our correspondent on Tuesday at the Ogun State Police Command Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta , where he was being detained for the crime.
Tolani, who the vice chancellor of RUN said was facing a disciplinary committee in the school before he committed the crime, was initially reluctant to open up to PUNCH Metro.
He said, “Go and read the statement I made to the police.”
But he later changed his mind after a measure of persistence, saying he regretted his action.
Expatiating on how the father provoked him, he said there was an argument between him and his father.
He said, “My father went to the kitchen and got a stick (wooden spoon) which he used on me repeatedly and I tried to defend myself. Then, he bit me on the shoulder and I got angry.
“I initially used a normal small kitchen knife. Later, I used cutlass to attack him. I regret the action.”
He further explained that the incident happened around 1am, adding that during the scuffle, his father bit him many times.
Honestly, I strongly believe this young man was misled by evil campus associates and could have been under the influence of hard drugs! Its a very unfortunate incident.