By: Our Correspondent
A 28-year old man, Uwem Akpanebe, who allegedly killed his 75-yer-old aunt, one Josephine George has been arrested and detained by the police in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO in the state, Cordelia Nwawe, confirmed to newsmen at the state Police headquarters, Uyo, yesterday that the suspect who is a native of Ikot Ineme in Essien Udim Local Government Area of the state was in detention and will be charged to court on completion of investigation.
The PPRO who spoke on behalf of the state Commissioner of Police, CP, Mr. Murtala Mani, reiterated the commitment of the police in the state to fish out all criminal elements from their hideouts for the state to remain peaceful and safe.
The suspect confessed to the crime, saying he was ordered to kill his aunt by some prayer warriors.
The suspect stated that he made up his mind to kill his aunty after the prayer houses he went to for solutions to his problems told him the person behind his woes was a close relative who did not only spiritually block his chances of realising his aspirations, but was also plotting his death for money ritual.
Akpanebe further said that since he was living with Josephine, he thought she was the one plotting to use him for money rituals and, therefore, had to kill her first.
“My action was caused by the revelations given to me by the prayer houses I have been attending.
“I was told in almost all the prayer houses that someone close to me was the cause of all the ordeals I was passing through and that the person was even plotting to use me for money rituals.
“So I hid somewhere with a machete, waited for her and when she was returning home, I cut her with the machete till she died.”
