Man Kills 83-Year-Old Mother

A man has reportedly on Friday killed his 83-year-old mother in Uzzeba Village in Owan Local Council, Edo State when he hackeda her head with a machete.

Witnesses told The Punch that trouble started when the victim, Maria Odihiri, alerted members of the public after she caught her son, Segun Odihiri, raping his own daughter.

The suspect was said to have picked up the machete which he used to kill the mother.

He was also said to have threatened to kill his mother each time they had a misunderstanding.

It was learnt that the suspect was, however, caught by members of a local security outfit while trying to dispose of the remains of his late mother with a wheelbarrow.

Efforts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Nkombe, were unsuccessful.

But it was learnt that the suspect was later taken to the divisional police command in Sabongidda Ora.