Son Who Killed HIS Father Apologises to Mum

Says I’m ready to face judgment, consequences
Sheriff Balogun and Aisha Suleiman in Abeokuta
The 21-year-old Tolani Ajayi, who killed his  father, Charles Ajayi, a Senior Advocate  of Nigeria (SAN), at the Redemption Camp along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway last week has apologised to his mother over the incident.

He said he was provoked by his father, adding that he was ready to face the judgment with the fore knowledge of the consequences of his action.

According to him, “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, it is something that is inevitable;  something that is going to happen; I am just waiting for it.”

While speaking with journalists yesterday at the Ogun State Police Command headquarters in Abeokuta, Ajayi said he regretted his action, adding that he had sent delegates to his mother for forgiveness.

He said: “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. I have asked for forgiveness.”

Ajayi who confessed that he had been into drugs, said: “I tried those drugs myself. I might have heard about it from my friends but, I tried it myself.”

Ajayi, therefore, confessed that he used a kitchen knife and cutlass to attack his late father during an argument between them, but denied that he was under the influence of the drugs.

He added: “The action was not planned, the incident happened around 1a.m.  when the church 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 with his teeth. Just the two of us were at home, my mother  was in Abuja,” he added.

He said his father was the one that first went to the kitchen during the argument and took a wooden spoon to beat him repeatedly.

He added:  “My father went to the kitchen and got a stick (wooden spoon). He 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, then, I used cutlass to attack him. I regret the action.”