Why I K1lled, Burnt Corpse Of My 26-Year-Old Son - Akwa Ibom Father | READ MORE

Uko was arrested following a complaint filed by One Chief Akpan Aniekan, the village head of Ebe Ikpe village n the Essien Udim Local Government Area of the state and Sylvester Akpan, the village council chairman saying that the suspect macheted his son, burnt his corpse and dumped it in a pit toilet.

Addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Uyo, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macdon said the suspect confessed to k1lling his son for harvesting cassava on his farm and exhibiting other forms of bad character, causing him embarrassment.

"One Chief Akpan Aniekan, the village head of Ebe Ikpe village in the company of one Sylvester Akpan, the village council chairman reported that one Innocent Uko of Ebe Ikpe village in Essein Udim Local Government Area, used a machete and killed his son, Boniface, aged 26 years, burnt the corpse and dumped the carcass of the deceased in an abandoned pit toilet in his compound to conceal the act.

"On the strength of the report, police operatives in Essien Udim Divisional Headquarters visited the scene. The deceased's burnt corpse has been deposited at the morgue. The suspect was arrested and has confessed to killing the deceased, his son on the grounds of bad character and incessant harassment and embarrassmentÔÇØ Macdon said.