A middle-aged man who is currently being investigated by the operatives of the Rivers Police Command has revealed that he smashed his mother’s head with a hoe in Eleme, Eleme Local Government Area, Rivers State
Nigeriacrime.com learned that the suspect, Owate Bode demanded N10,000 from his mother which he intended to use to buy hard drugs but she refused to oblige him.
Angered by her refusal, he smashed her head repeatedly with a hoe, killing her in the process.
Confirming the arrest SP Grace Iringe-Koko, Police Spokesperson, Rivers Command said the police in Rivers have arrested Owate Bode for hacking his mother to death in Eleme, Eleme Local Government Area, Rivers State for allegedly denying him money to buy hard drugs.
According to Grace Iringe-Koko, “the incident that happened Saturday, said the suspect has been transferred from Eleme Police Division to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID).
SP Iringe-Koko said Sunday that the suspect had confessed to smashing the mother’s head with a hoe as the Commissioner of Police, CP Okon Effiong orders a thorough investigation of the alleged murder.
A source narrated that the suspect, “had demanded N10,000 from the mother which he intended to use to buy hard drugs but his mother refused, so he smashed her head repeatedly with a hoe, killing her
“The suspect was apprehended by the community youth and handed over to the Police as the corpse of the mother, a public primary school teacher, has been deposited in a mortuary.