The Oyo State Police Command have arrested three persons for allegedly killing a family of six in Oloba Village, Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State.

The suspects, Hammed Akinbami, Akinbami Ojo and Padonu Edward were arrested on Oct. 2 after police received credible intelligence on the murder that took place on Sept. 22.

DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, said the gang stormed the home of one Ifeanyi Chukwu, his wife and four children around 7 p.m.

He said they were armed with a locally fabricated Dane gun, two cutlasses and a wooden club.

According to him, the attackers killed the couple and their four children, with two of the children strangled while the other two were tied up and thrown into a river nearby.

The suspects also carted away N200,000 cash, a Boxer motorcycle, a chainsaw and a spraying machine.

Ayanlade said operatives later visited the scene and recovered the motorcycle and the weapons allegedly used for the attack.

He said all three suspects have confessed to the crime during interrogation.

The body of the wife has been recovered, while police divers are still searching the river for the bodies of the four children.

He said investigation is ongoing and the suspects will be prosecuted after completion of investigation.