Son kills father over chicken head

A 26-year-old Godwin Matthew has macheted his 64-year-old father, Matthew Audu, to death in Akure, Ondo state for giving him the head of a chicken killed to entertain his younger brother.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Funmi Odunlami in a statement made available to newsmen said that the murder incident was reported at the Ala Police station by the wife of the deceased.

“On 9th September 2021, a case of murder was reported at Ala Divisional Headquarters by one Mrs Christiana Audu Matthew that her son Godwin Matthew, ’m’, 26 years old left home with his father to the family’s farm but later discovered that the young man had macheted his father to death.

“In the course of interrogation, the suspect stated that on 9th September 2021, his late father directed him to kill a chicken for his brother one Emmanuel Audu ‘m’, 7 years old, for his entertainment, meanwhile, it was only the chicken head that was given to him and this made him kill his father.”

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