The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a man, Sunday Etukudo, for allegedly killing his daughter, Ofonmbuk Sunday.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspect buried her corpse in the family compound at Omum Unyiam village in the Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of the state.
The command, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, on Wednesday, said the suspect alleged that the deceased held his private parts during a scuffle, adding that he hit her with a stick in retaliation and she died.
The statement read in part, “Based on credible information, on 9th October, 2022, at about 7.10pm, one Ime Sunday Etukudo of Omum Unyiam village in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area, unlawfully killed and buried his daughter, Ofonmbuk Ime Sunday, aged 20, at the family compound at Omum Unyiam village.
“The suspect alleged that there was a family misunderstanding which led to a fight and that the victim held his manhood and that he, in turn, used a stick to hit her on the head, which led to her death and that he decided to bury her in a shallow grave to cover his track.”
In another development, the police said an uncle, Edet Uyo, was arrested on September 29, 2022, for the murder of his nephew, Emem Uyo.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that there was a lingering family feud. The suspect, who is the uncle and family head of the deceased, invited him to his residence on the pretext of addressing the problem.
“Rather than doing so, he brought out his machete and cut his face, hand, neck and other parts of his body, leading to his instant death.
“Furthermore, on October 26, around 2pm, one Abel Irom Itam, a student of Maurid Polytechnic, had a fight with a fellow student, Precious Johnson, over a power bank. The said Johnson died a few hours after he was rushed to a hospital. The suspect, Abel Irom, has been arrested,” the statement added.
