Police in Ondo State are searching for a man who gruesomely murdered two girls, Oyinkasola Owoeye and Folasade Bello, at College Road, Iju, Akure North Local Government Area on Saturday.
The bodies of the girls who were both 12 years old, were found at the nearby Igbo Ajogun forest by residents who immediately called the attention of the police.
It was gathered that the two girls had left home that morning to fetch firewood at the bush when an unknown assailant attacked them with a machete.
Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Wole Ogodo, who confirmed the incident, said police detectives visited the scene of crime, noting that photographs of the corpses were taken before they were removed to the general hospital mortuary for autopsy.
He said while no suspect was arrested, the Police had spread its drag net to ensure the culprit was apprehended.
Ogodo solicited useful information from the public that would assist the police to arrest persons behind the heinous crime.
“Such information will be treated with utmost confidentiality,” he promised.
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