A 29-year-old man has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his mother for ritual purposes in Cross River State.
Spokesperson for the police command in the state, Irene Ugbo, a Superintendent of Police (SP), confirmed the suspect’s arrest and detention to newsmen in Calabar yesterday but gave no further details.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident had occurred on December 25, 2024 in Batriko, Eastern Boki Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
Credible source told NAN that a combined team of police and the security team of Obudu Local Government Area made the arrest yesterday.
According to reports, the suspect had dumped his mother’s body in a well in Obudu LGA, while security operatives had been tracking him since the incident occurred.
NAN recalls that the suspect was alleged to have shaved his dead mother’s hair and dumped her remains in a well thereafter.
The source told NAN that the arrest of the fleeing suspect was carried out by security operatives at the shrine of a native doctor, with a bag containing his late mother’s shaved hair.
“As I speak with you, the suspect and the native doctor are presently cooling off at the Obudu Divisional Police Headquarters,” said the source.///
29-year-old man kills mother for rituals, dumps body in well after shaving her hair
