Okon Edet has been apprehended for reportedly hacking his father, Edet Oyoho, to death in Uruting Village, Okobo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
The tragic incident, which took place on March 13, 2024, has shocked the community.
PUNCH Metro reported that the suspect, Okon Edet, confessed to the crime, citing a dispute over land ownership as the motive. It was reported that the deceased, Edet Oyoho, owned multiple parcels of land in the state, and Okon alleged that his father had sold off some of the land, including the one designated for his own house.
State Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, confirmed the incident, revealing that Okon Edet is currently in custody. The brutal nature of the crime has sparked outrage and concern among residents of the area.
He said, “on March 13, 2024, following reliable intelligence, operatives of Okobo Division arrested one Okon Edet of Uruting Village in the Okobo L.G.A. for killing his father, one Chief Edet Okon Oyoho, aged 75, of the same address, by beating him mercilessly with a machete, leading to his demise.
“The suspect confessed to the crime. His reason for perpetrating the heinous crime was that he got information that his father, now late, who owns many parcels of land in their community in Okobo L.G.A., has sold many of the lands, including the one he gave to him as his son to build a house.”
He added that when the suspect approached his father to demand payment for the land, he responded that the buyers had not yet made their payment, which led to him viciously beating his father to death.
“So, he confronted his father and confirmed that the information was true, and he asked his father for the money he got from selling the land, and the father replied that the buyers hadn’t paid. So, he got angry and macheted him to death,” the police spokesperson added.
Also, a similar incident where a suspect, identified as Nkereuwem Ekpo, allegedly mutilated his grandmother, Martina Akpan, to death at Udo Village in the Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
The incident occurred on February 25 at about 2 pm. It was also learnt that the suspect, who is now in police custody, cut his grandmother’s neck while absconding with her money, worth N16,750.
