Man Kills Own Mom Over Illicit Drug

The Rivers state police command says the command has detained the man who allegedly killed his mother for refusing to give him N10, 000 he requested for the purchase of hard drug in Eleme Local Government Area of the state, last weekend.
The spokesperson of the Rivers State Police command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, while confirming the incident to journalists in Port Harcourt said, the suspect had confessed to the crime that he hit the mother on the head.
SP Koko added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Effiong Okon, has ordered the transfer of the suspect from Eleme Police Division to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for discreet and thorough investigation.
It would be recalled that the young man identified as Owate Bode allegedly killed his mother with a cutlass in Eleme LGA, Rivers State, after she refused to give him N10, 000 he requested to buy hard drugs.
A source close to the family, told our correspondent that the suspect had demanded the sum of ten thousand naira (N10,000) from his mother which he intended to use to purchase illicit drugs but she refused.
The suspect was said to have become angry over the mother’s refusal to give him the money and he allegedly used cutlass to cut the mother’s head who was a teacher in a government primary school.
It was learnt that the suspect was apprehended by the community youth and handed over to the police, while the deceased’s corpse has been taken to the mortuary.

By: Akujobi Amadi