A man identified as Sunday Etukudo, has been arrested by men of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command for reportedly killing his 20-year-old daughter, Ofonmbuk Sunday, over a misunderstanding in the family.
The spokesman for the command, SP Odiko Macdon, in a statement made available to newsmen in Uyo, stated that the suspect claimed that the deceased held his manhood during an altercation and in return he used a stick to hit her head.
After committing the crime, Mr Etukudo buried the daughter in his family compound at Omum Unyiam Village in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of the state to cover his tracks.
The police later exhumed the body of the deceased for autopsy.
The statement reads in parts, “Based on credible information, on 9th October 2022, at about 1910hrs, one Ime Sunday Etukudo of Omum Unyiam village in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area, unlawfully killed and buried his daughter, one Ofonmbuk Ime Sunday, aged 20yrs, at the family compound at Omum Unyiam Village.
“The suspect alleged that there was a family misunderstanding, which led to a fight, and that the victim held his manhood, that he, in turn, used a stick to hit her on the head, which led to her death and that he decided to bury her in a shallow grave to cover his track.”
