A 54-year-old murder suspect, Mr Nkeruewen Etuk who is currently being investigated for beating his girlfriend to death has revealed that he committed the act because the lady carelessly burnt his food (rice) and almost set their apartment ablaze.
Nigeriacrime.com gathered that Etuk made the revelation on Friday when he was paraded by Cross River State Police Command alongside 18 others including an ex-convict and two PHCN staff.
According to him, “I never intended to kill my girlfriend Esther Ndereke. It was out of anger, everything happened so fast.
He said: “I became increasingly outraged by her failure to cook rice properly, which became a major point of contention between us, She almost burnt down the house while cooking, age didn’t add enough water before turning on the gas and she almost burnt down the house.
“When I asked her why she behaved that way that was when we started arguing then I beat her up, I never intended to kill her, I never had any serious issue with her for the past two years that we have been dating.
“Unfortunately, our altercation escalated, resulting in her tragic demise after she slumped during the fight, It was never my plan to kill her, I was only angry because she was careless and almost burnt down someone’s house,” Etuk said.
Speaking during the parade the Commissioner of Police CP Gyogon Grimah expressed gratitude to the media for their continuous support.
He encouraged the residents of Cross River State to speak out against crime and not remain silent.
Speaking further, CP Gyogon Grimah disclosed that 19 suspects have been apprehended within the period under review for various crimes including Kidnapping, murder, vandalism, and armed robbery amongst others
According to him 12 suspects were arrested for armed robbery, attempted murder and Cultism while two others were apprehended for vandalising PHEDC power line while five other suspects were arrested for burglary and Cultism.
His words:” We have resolved to take the fight against criminality to all the nooks and crannies of the state. I want to clearly state that violence, lawlessness or self-help cannot proffer solutions in any enlightened society rather seeking legal redress in settling disputes is more profitable.
“Let’s join hands with Police and other security agencies to fight these criminal elements who are determined to cause panic or breach of peace not minding the implications of their actions, Let’s always adopt the whistle-blowing policy and speak out,” CP Grimah appealed.