File photo
A man, simply identified as Joseph, has disappeared from sight.
The man ran away to the unknown after reportedly butchering his own
cousin, Miss Ekaette Edet, at Odukpani Qua town in Odukpani Local
Government Area of Cross River State, at the weekend.
According to Vanguard, residents were astonished at the incident
which which took place in the wee hours of Saturday, as there was
reportedly no rift between the two.
There are however speculations that the action was cult-related.
A source privy to the incident said when Joseph came back on
Saturday night, he acted a bit strange, as no one really understood what
was going on with him.
“However, a friend who confided in members of the family hinted
that he was recently initiated into a cult. The victim was a maternal
cousin to Joseph and they have been living together without any
misunderstanding.
“I know this because he even assisted her with some material in
her mock WAEC exams. So we really don’t know what went wrong. One of
his friends had hinted us that he was recently initiated into a cult
group; it was like an assignment given to him because they didn’t
quarrel the previous day.
“All we heard suddenly were shouts from the room and by the
time we got there, she was already in a pool of her blood. He cut her
head open with an axe and before we could get her to the hospital, she
gave up and as I speak to you, Joe is still at large.
“The girl was just 19 years old and she was in Senior Secondary School writing her mock in preparation for her WAEC exams.
“We don’t really know the devil that got into him (suspect). We
had to bury her immediately at Ekepne here in Odukpani, because there
is no need to keep her body,” the source added.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Irene Ugbo, said “We are aware of the matter and we are seriously searching for the boy and I can assure you that he will be apprehended.
“Investigations are still ongoing as we are searching for the suspect,” Ugbo said.
No comments:
Post a Comment