A 29-year-old man has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his mother for ritual purposes in Batriko, Eastern Boki Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State.
SP Irene Ugbo, the spokesperson for the Cross Rivers Police Command confirmed the suspect’s arrest and detention to newsmen on Friday in Calabar, albeit without further details.
The police spokesperson said the incident occurred on Dec. 25, 2024 in Batriko.
Credible source confirmeed that a combined team of police and the security team of Obudu council area made the arrest on Friday.
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.
The source said that the suspect, who was arrested alongside a native doctor, would be brought to the state command for further investigation.
The suspect was alleged to have shaved his dead mother’s hair and dumped her remains in a well thereafter.
A source told NAN that the arrest of the fleeing suspect was effected 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.
(NAN/PM)
