Hunter shoots mate to death in Ekiti, says ‘I mistook him for antelope’

The police in Ekiti State have arrested a man in Igbara-Odo in Ekiti South West Local Government Area of the state for allegedly shooting his hunting mate to death during a hunting expedition.

A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Ekiti State police command, Mr. Victor Babayemi, gave the name of the suspect as Musibau Mustapha, adding that his age was 30 years.

Babayemi said detectives of the state police command arrested Mustapha, saying he resided at Owode Street, Igbara-Odo  Ekiti, and that he was currently being investigated for murder.


According to Babayemi, Mustapha and 22-year-old Sunday Ijasa of Oke-Ode Street, also of Igbara-Odo, had gone on a hunting expedition on August 5, 2013, adding that the incident occured “at about 0230 hours in the bush where the two went for hunting.”

He added that “the suspect claimed he mistook the deceased for an antelope while they were on hunting expedition in the night.”

But the police said in the statement that “investigations conducted so far revealed that there are inconsistencies in the claim made by the suspect.”

The police added that “an autopsy has been conducted while investigation is still on-going,” adding that “the suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigation is completed.”