Man kills mother, blames it on voice promptings

Ini Billie, Uyo

A 40-year-old murder suspect, Inyangake James Peter has killed his mother, Mma-Offiong James Peter, after a voice directed him to do so.

Peter, who confessed to the crime, noted that he followed the promptings of a voice which told him to “kill her, kill her” and murdered his mother at about 9 am on April 4, 2024, in Ikpe Annang Village in the Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Command, CSP, Odiko Macdon who confirmed the incident, said cases of family members murdering their relations have become of great concern to the command.

Speaking on Monday in Uyo, Macdon mentioned in a press statement that another murder suspect, Solomon Asuquo Isaac has been arrested for killing his 18-year-old son, noting that both suspects would be charged after investigations.

“The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Inyangake James Peter, 40 years old for gruesomely murdering his biological mother, one Mma-Offiong James Peter, about 70 years old on 4/4/2024 at about 9:00 am at Ikpe Annang Village in Essien Udim LGA.

“The suspect, who confessed to the crime has been transferred to the State CID for discrete investigation,” Macdon said.

He added that the suspect on interrogation alleged that he had a voice saying ” kill her”, ” kill her ” and he obliged it.

“Similarly, one Solomon Asuquo Isaac of Ikot Obok Nsit in Nsit Ibom LGA who murdered his son, one Iboro Isaac, 18 years old last year as a result of a family misunderstanding, has been arrested,” he stated.

The PPRO also revealed that the Anti-Robbery Squad of the Command on stop and search duty on April 9, 2024, intercepted and arrested one Ekemini Edet Akpan of Ekpene Ikpan Village, along Calabar-Itu Highway for having one locally made gun, one revolver pistol and eighteen live cartridges.