Daughter butchers own mum in Akwa Ibom
The police in Akwa Ibom State have confirmed the arrest of a young woman identified as Mary Imewe for allegedly killing and butchering her own mother in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of the State.
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Odiko Macdon who confirmed the incident to our correspondent following an inquiry on a trending video of the incident on Twitter, said the suspect is currently in custody and investigations were ongoing in the matter.
He stated that it was unnerving for a daughter to butcher her mother to death, noting that the police would have to get medical personnel to certify her state of mind before she is charged to court.
“That story is true. She butchered her mom. We are suspecting that she is not of sound mind but we do not have any medical capacity to say so. A medical personnel will have to determine if she is of sound mind or not. If not, which right minded, thinking individual will kill her own mom by butchering her?
“As I speak, we have her in custody. We have gathered the corpse of the mom and deposited it in the mortuary. By the time we ascertain her state of mind, we will charge her accordingly.
“We have conducted preliminary investigations and more discreet investigations is on the way and she will be charged to court immediately after that,” he said. Daily Trust on Sunday reports that an eyewitness, who reported the incidence on Twitter, showed videos of the suspect carrying the butchered parts of her mother, known as Eka Ime, in a basin.
The witness said, “This girl that butchered her mother in Ikot Ekpene still has the mouth (guts) to tell the police to take her anywhere they want.
“She said it herself that she doesn’t care. Elders of the community made sure she carried her dead mother’s body on her head which she butchered into pieces. She has been arrested by the police.”