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Afonogu, 30, has been arrested by the Enugu State Police Command for killing
his 65-year-old father, Judge Afonogu with a gun. Afonogu allegedly murdered
his father for calling him a ‘mad boy’. The Enugu State Commissioner of Police,
Mr Mohammed Adamu said the incident in Enugu-Inyi, Oji River Local Government
Area, Enugu State.Continue..
The suspect
was said to have been having frequent quarrels with his father. On the fateful
day, in the midst of another altercation, Afonogu allegedly retrieved his gun
from his room, came out into the family compound and shot his father where he
was seated and resting under a tree in the afternoon.
In his
statement to the police, Afonogu said “I am an evangelist and member of the
Evergreen Believers Bible Ministry. Before this thing happened, I was having
several quarrels with my late father. My father called me on that fateful day
and asked me about an electrician that was supposed to work in our house and
he gave me N500.
My late father was a difficult person. The
incident happened around 3.00pm. My father called me a ‘mad boy’ and a quarrel
ensued. I went inside the room and took my hunter’s gun and shot him. I quickly
carried him to a nearby bush and buried his corpse because nobody was at home.
Immediately I buried him, I ran away. My late father had eight children. The
first born died and we have six girls and I am the only son.”
The police
boss further disclosed that the mother of the suspect, Anthonia Afonogu ran
away from home upon hearing that her son had killed his father.
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