CITIZENS COMPASS– A 40-year-old son, Inyangake James Peter, has narrated why he killed his mother in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
The death of the 70-year-old woman, Mma-Offiong James Peter has brought confusion to the area.
Inyangake gave the narration during his confessional statement with the Police after his arrest on April 4, 2024, at about 9:00 a.m.
According to him, he acted based on a strange voice which instructed him to kill his mother.
Spokesman, Akwa Ibom Police Command, Odiko Macdon, discussed this in a statement on Monday, April 15, 2024.
“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.”
The spokesman said in a related development, the police have also arrested one Solomon Asuquo Isaac, who murdered his son as a result of a family misunderstanding.
“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.
“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.”
