The Police in Akwa Ibom State has apprehended a man, Essien Okon, and his wife, Peace, who allegedly killed his 12-year-old son, Joseph.
The duo were said to have prepared a poisonous concoction with a certain seed called asene and forced the boy to drink it.
Joseph was consequently taken to a swamp where he was buried.
Admitting to the crime, Essien, said Joseph was a wizard, who killed his former wife.
It was gathered that Essien married Peace after the death of his former wife, Joseph’s mother.
He added that many of the misfortunes he had been having was caused by the boy.
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The state Police Commissioner, Zaki Ahmed, explained that, “On March 25, 2019, operatives of Oron division arrested one Essien Okon and Peace Okon of Edoho Emma Street, Oron Local Government Area, who conspired and lured their son, Joseph Okon, now deceased, whom they accused of witchcraft, into an engine boat on the pretext of going to cut bamboo sticks in a swamp to be used for construction of a kitchen.
“While at the swamp, the suspects removed a concoction, prepared with poisonous seed called asene and water; they used enema and pumped the concoction into the deceased’s stomach, leading to his instant death. The suspects secretly dug a shallow grave in the swamp and buried the deceased there,” he said
He assured that the suspects would be arraigned at the end of investigation.