Confusion grips Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State following the tragic murder of a 70-year-old woman, Mma-Offiong James Peter, allegedly by her son, Inyangake James Peter.
The suspect, apprehended by the police on April 4, 2024, around 9:00 am, claimed he was driven by a persistent voice instructing him to commit the act.
This information was conveyed in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Akwa Ibom State Command, Odiko Macdon, on Monday.
The statement read, “The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Inyangake James Peter, 40 years old for gruesomely murdering his biological mother, one Mma-Offiong James Peter, about 70 years old on 4/4/2024 at about 9:00 am at Ikpe Annang Village in Etim Ekpo LGA.
“The Suspect who confessed to the crime has been transferred to the state CID for discrete investigation.
“The suspect on interrogation alleged that he had a voice saying ‘kill her’, ‘kill her’, and he decided to oblige.”
Additionally, the statement mentioned that the police have detained Solomon Asuquo Isaac for the murder of his son, which occurred due to a family dispute.
It further read, “Also one Solomon Asuquo Isaac of Ikot Obok Nsit in Nsit Ibom LGA who murdered his son, one Iboro Isaac, 18-years-old, last year as a result of a family misunderstanding, has been arrested
“Cases of some family members killing their biological relations have been of great concern to the Command in recent times.
The statement added that the command also arrested another suspect for possession of arms and ammunition.
“On 9/4/2024, Anti-Robbery Squad of the Command on stop and search intercepted and arrested one Ekemini Edet Akpan of Ekpene Ikpan Village, Nsit Ibom LGA along Calabar Itu Highway by Raycon Construction Company, for having one locally made gun, one revolver pistol and eighteen live cartridges.
“Suspects will be charged to court after investigation”, the statement concluded.
In April 2020, Sunday PUNCH published a report detailing an incident in Anambra State, where a 37-year-old man named Chigorom Ezeofor purportedly fatally attacked his father.
According to reports, the event transpired in Umuchiana village, located within the Aguata Local Government Area of the state.
A family insider informed our correspondent that the suspect had displayed peculiar conduct leading up to the incident.