A 29-year-old man has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his mother for ritual purposes in Cross River.
Spokesperson for the Police Command in the state, SP Irene Ugbo, disclosed this = on Friday in Calabar, albeit without further details.
The incident had occurred on Dec. 25, 2024 in Batriko, Eastern Boki Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
Sources revealed that a combined team of police and the security team of Obudu council area made the arrest on Friday.
According to reports, the suspect dumped his mother’s body in a well in Obudu LGA, while security operatives had been tracking him since the incident occurred.
The source said the suspect, who was arrested alongside a native doctor, would be brought to the state command for further investigation.
The suspect was alleged to have shaved his dead mother’s hair and dumped her remains in a well thereafter.
The source said the suspect was arrested at the shrine of a native doctor, with a bag containing his late mother’s shaved hair.
“The suspect and the native doctor are presently cooling off at the Obudu Divisional Police Headquarters,” said the source.
