A 26-year-old man, Godwin Matthew has murdered his 64-year-old father, Matthew Audu in Akure, Ondo state for giving him the head of a chicken killed to entertain his younger brother.
Spokesperson of the state police command, Funmi Odunlami in a statement in Akure, said the murder incident was reported at the Ala Police state by the deceased’s wife.
Odunlami said “on 9th September, 2021, a case of Murder was reported at Ala Divisional Headquarters by one Mrs. Christiana Audu Matthew that her son, Godwin Matthew, ’m’, 26 years old, left home with his father to the family’s farm.
“lt was later discovered that the young man had matcheted his father to death.
“ln the course of interrogation, the suspect stated that on 9th September 2021, his late father directed him to kill a chicken for his brother one Emmanuel Audu ‘m’, 7 years old, for his entertainment, meanwhile, it was only the chicken head that was given to him and this made him kill his father.”
