By Omoghene Benedict,
An 18- year- old man simply identified as Samuel
Akpobome has been arrested and paraded by the police in Edo State for allegedly
killing his mother for money rituals
In his confessional statement, Akpobome reveals on
Wednesday that he strangled the victim, Christiana Ighoyivwi, while she was
asleep in her residence on Market Road,
Ologbo, Ikpoba – Okha Local Government Area of the state .
The teenager , who was paraded by the Commissioner
of Police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo, along with over 80 other suspects arrested for
various offences, stated that he later had sexual intercourse with his mother’s
corpse.
According to information, Akpobome hails from Delta
State and is the youngest child of the deceased, claimed to have acted on the
instructions on an unidentified native doctor.
He said, “I wanted to use her (Christiana ) for
money rituals . I strangled her; she was sleeping when I strangled her at about
5 am. I was advised by a native doctor in Oghara to kill her. After killing
her, I slept with her. The native doctor told me to do so and keep her corpse
for two days.
“The native doctor told me to kill my mother and
sleep with her corpse. But he did not tell me the number of days to sleep with
her. My mother did not offend me. I killed her because of money.”
The suspect further confessed that he ran out of
luck when his grandmother saw her daughter’s lifeless body and raised the
alarm, which led to his arrest.
He added, “I could not find a place to keep it
(corpse). As I was about coming out, I did not know that my grandmother was
sitting outside.
“When I opened the door, my grandmother sighted the
corpse inside the room and raised the alarm that drew the attention of neighbors”.
