A man has shot dead his only son in a moment of anger in Akwa Ibom State.
The state Police Command has now arrested the man, identified as Aniekan James for the killing of his son, Odudu James, 35.
Aniekan was paraded alongside 268 other individuals arrested for sundry offences by the state Commissioner of Police, Olatoye Durosinmi, at the weekend.
The CP said the Aniekan was arrested on June 16, 2023, by operatives of the Ukanafun Division.
The police boss hinted that the suspect had a long history of murders committed in Lagos and Abia States. But nemesis has now caught up with him after he turned his gun on his own son.
“On June 16, 2023, one Aniekan James of Ikot Ndot village in Ukanafun LGA was arrested by the Ukanafun division for shooting his 35-year-old only son, Odudu James, who had been having a war of words with him. The suspect is alleged to be a habitual murderer who has committed murders in Lagos and Aba States,” the Commissioner stated.
