Lucky Obukohwo Reporting
A young man named Owate Bode has alleged killed his mother in Eleme, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State for refusing to give him money to purchase hard drugs.
A source who does not want his name in print said that Owate has earlier asked his mother for money to buy hard drugs which she vehemently refused.
The source said Owate was so provoked by his mother’s negative reaction that he went for a hoe and hit it on her head repeatedly.
“Owate had demanded N10,000 from the mother which he intended using to buy hard drug but his mother refused, so he smashed her head repeatedly with a hoe, killing her
“The suspect was apprehended by the community youth and handed over to the Police as the corpse of the mother, a public primary school teacher, has been deposited in a mortuary”, the source said.
Confirming the incident, the Rivers State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko said the suspect has been transfered from Eleme Police Division to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID).
SP Iringe-Koko also confirmed that the suspect had confessed smashing the mother’s head with a hoe as the Commissioner of Police, CP Okon Effiong orders thorough investigation of the alleged murder.