Abasiofiok Inyang
For the family members of Ekpene Atai in Uruk Uso village, Abak Local Government Area, Wednesday, October 12, 2023, will remain a day not to be forgotten in a hurry as a 23-year-old man, one Akaninyene Sunday Isaac allegedly hacked his 55-year-old mother to death following a disagreement over money.
A family source told our correspondent in the area that trouble started when the young man requested money from his mother who has always given him any time, he asked. But on the fateful day, the mother told Akaninyene that there was no money with her.
Her refusal to give Akaninyene money was said to have infuriated him so much that he picked up a machete and began cutting the mother, who passed out before she could get medical attention.
The family member who described the incident as unfortunate told our correspondent that the entire family is currently in a state of mourning following the incident as they described the deceased as a peaceful woman.
A police source in Abak told our correspondent that the killer man is currently cooling off at the State Police Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia while the body of the deceased has been deposited in a mortuary.