Photo: Police Parades Akwa Ibom Men Who Murdered Relatives

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Joseph
James for killing his four years old daughter, Glory James, and throwing her
corpse into a stream.

Joseph,30, from Ibiaku Ikot Udom in the Ibiono Ibom Local
Government Area was said to have taken the girl to the stream in the night when
the mother was away.

The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Murtala
Mani, said on Wednesday that when he (Joseph) got to the stream, he killed the
girl and threw her corpse into the water.

Mani, who said this through the Police Public Relations
Officer in the state, Cordelia Nwawe, said the suspect had owned up to the
crime.

“The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a young man
who strangled his daughter and threw her corpse into a stream. Investigation is
ongoing,” she said.

Joseph, however, said, “I was sleeping and woke up around
4am. Something told me to take my daughter to the stream, where I killed her. I
did not know what really happened.”

He told our correspondent that he was in his house when his
mother brought people into his house, who beat him up and handed him over to
the police.

Others who were also arrested by the police include Victor
Andang from Urue Offong Oruko LGA, for killing his 60 years old uncle, Rev.
Esin Andang, and removing his intestine.

Victor was said to have asked his uncle for something which
later led to an argument.

Victor said he did not intend to kill his uncle, but could
not tell what got into him which made him to murder his uncle.

Four persons – Emmanuel Ikot, Bright Okwong, Ubong Osung and
Okon Osu, from Eyo Abasi in the Oron LGA – were also apprehended by some youths
in Uko Ntighe in the Mbo LGA and handed over to the police.

They were allegedly found with a skull while looking for a
buyer at the rate of N3,000.

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