An alleged madman has beheaded an 84-year-old man in Ipara community, Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State.

The madman has been identified as David Shodola, while the victim is Elder Alfred Opadipe.

The incident, which occurred on Friday morning, threw the town into confusion.

Speaking on the incident, a witness account in the viral clip revealed that the suspect was a madman.

Also, police spokesman Omotola Odutola confirmed the incident.

According to him, following a call from an unnamed informant, police officers led by the Isara Divisional Police Officer (DPO), CSP Bankole Eluyeru, stormed the scene.

She said an attempt to arrest the suspect was fiercely resisted as “he used the machete on the Divisional Police Officer and his men.”

The Police Spokesman said, “The team succeeded in neutralizing the suspect and the weapon recovered from him.”

Odutola, however, said “there is “no recount of the suspect being a madman from the intelligence the police gathered.”