Man To Die By Hanging For Killing Own Father In Akwa Ibom CoverStories
hanging for killing his father, Abdon Peter Edo, whose corpse and grave could not be located since the gruesome incident eight years ago.
The convict, a native of Ikot Ukobo in Nsit Ubium local government area was condemned to die by hanging for willfully murdering his biological father in cold blood. The court held that the convict, a motorcyclist “had confessed in his extrajudicial statement that he single-handedly killed his father in a broad daylight of 29th July, 2015 in Ikot Ukobo, Nsit Ubium LGA, and buried his remains beside his late son’s grave, which could not be located.”
Justice Enang, in a one-hour judgement recalled that the convict, who is the first son of the deceased, “also confessed that he pursued his father to the backyard of his old building and hit his head on the wall where he died on the spot over landed property.” The court held that “once a confessional statement is positive, direct and unequivocal of fact, it is sufficient to secure conviction of the accused even without the evidence being collaborated.”
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