19 year-old man kills mother in Bayelsa

A 19-year-old teenager, identified as Sampson, on Sunday hacked his 52-year-old mother to death in Agbura Village, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, left residents in shock as they discovered the mutilated remains of the deceased woman, Mrs. Airen Ofongo, lying in her compound. […]

A 19-year-old teenager, identified as Sampson, on Sunday hacked his 52-year-old mother to death in Agbura Village, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, left residents in shock as they discovered the mutilated remains of the deceased woman, Mrs. Airen Ofongo, lying in her compound.

According to the residents, attempt to apprehend the culprit was not successful as he escaped into the forest through the back of their compound.

At the time our correspondent visited the scene, policemen had already cordoned off the area and evacuated the remains of the woman to the mortuary.

A resident, who spoke with Daily Trust on condition of anonymity, said the suspect was a cultist who denounced cultism a year ago, but that he has been under pressure from his gang members to rejoin the group.

According to him, it was Sampson’s attempt to rejoin the group that led to the argument which resulted in the death of his mother. He said the deceased and the young man had been having a heated argument over the issue before the incident occurred.

In a separate development, a man reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself to a ceiling in Yenagoa.

Neighbours were said to have discovered his lifeless body dangling from the ceiling on Sunday morning.

The motive for taking his life could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report. Policemen who cordoned off the area refused to comment on the incident.

Police spokesman in Bayelsa, SP Asimin Butswat, said he was yet to get details from the Divisional Police Officers in charge of both divisions where the incidents occurred.

He however said information available to him had it that the young man who allegedly killed his mother fled the scene before he could be apprehended. He gave the name of the murdered woman as Airen Ofongo.

He promised to get back to newsmen with more information when they are available.