A suspected mentally ill man is accused of strangling to death a 17-year-old student, Beke Meretighan, in Arogbo, Ese Odo Local Government Area, Ondo state.
According to reports, the deceased was attacked by the mentally ill man on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, while writing his Junior WAEC at Ijaw National High School Arogbo, Ese Odo LG.
According to the Ondo State-owned newspaper, HOPE, the “mad man” who ran inside the school grounds pursued children who were chanting “were” which means “mad person” in Yoruba.
The defendant is accused of grabbing a JSS 3 kid who was writing his Junior West African Examination, putting his head under his armpit, and strangling him to death.