A man identified as Taye Agbaje has allegedly murdered his two nieces, last Saturday, inside a bush in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

Agbaje reportedly went to his younger brother's house, Idowu Agbaje, at Kemta Abata in Abeokuta and took away the two girls on his bike, before he later murdered them with a cutlass.

The father of the two children who was said not at home when his elder brother came for the kids, started searching for them the moment he returned home in the evening.

He was said to have informed the community members who told him they saw the two girls on his brother’s motorcycle during the day.

A source in the community, who did not want to be mentioned, but expressed shock at the incident explained the alleged murderer had been taken into custody by the police.

“When Taye was asked about the whereabouts of the girls, he denied knowing about it. Members of the community said they saw him conveying the girls, yet he said he only took them to the market.

“He was taken to Kemta police division, where he later confessed to have killed his nieces. Taye took the police to the bush where he slit his nieces’ throats and left the bodies.

“We all saw the bodies where he killed them. Police have evacuated the corpses to the mortuary. Taye did not give any particular reason for his action, he only said the mother of the kids had spiritually taken his glory for her husband. This is very shocking,” the source narrated.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident, describing it as incomprehensible.

Odutola said the suspect showed no remorse while being interrogated by the police, stating that he kept blaming satan for the act.

“The suspect didn't give any specific reason why he killed his brother’s children. There was no any sign of remorse. He's just blaming satan, satan; and that does not exist in law,” Odutola said.

The police spokesperson promised to give further details about the incident as soon as possible.