A 22-year-old boy identified as Godwin, from the Elebele community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has allegedly stabbed his mother to death while attempting to use her for money ritual.
The alleged killer, according to community sources, just returned to the community a few weeks ago after months of sojourn in Benin City, Edo State, at a ‘yahoo-plus’ training centre, reports Nigerian Tribune.
Community sources further explained that the killer returned to the community acting strangely, staying away from his childhood friends and making claims that one “Baba” had warned him that his destiny and wealth is held back by his deceased mother.
The Youth President of Elebele Community, Comrade Precious Okala, while confirming the incident, said his attention was drawn to the incident around 6pm on the fateful day and on arrival at the scene, he saw the corpse of the deceased woman and her son that had been apprehended by the youths of the community.
He said “We were told that since the boy came back from Benin City, Edo State, he has been behaving strangely. On the fateful day, he was reported to have had a struggle with his mother and stabbed her with a knife in the stomach.
“The boy was heard saying that one Baba had told him that the mother has his destiny and wealth.”
Another youth from the Elebele community, who pleaded anonymity, also explained that the killer had been handed over to policemen from the Kolo Division of the Bayelsa State Police Command.
The spokesman of the State Police Command, Musa Mohammed confirmed that the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for detailed investigation.
