Tragedy struck at Atai Obio Offot, Uyo Local Government area
of Akwa Ibom State after a woman identified as Mrs. Ita Okokon, aka, Eka
Isaac killed her 15-year-old son, Isaac Okokon over a dispute.
The
son, an SSS II pupil of Offot Ukwa Secondary School, Obiofot, Uyo, who
was attacked with matchet by his mother did not survive the attack as
he later died on Friday.
According to a neighbour, Miss Ekaette
Effiong, who narrated what transpired that fateful day said it was as a
result of the boy hitting his mother back which landed her on the floor
after she had earlier eaten him.
She said: “When Isaac hit his
mother that hard, the woman felt humiliated. When she got up, she went
inside the house and brought out the machete. She chased her son with
the machete, but when she could not get him, she threw the machete at
him, which cut through his body”.
Meanwhile the mother who
rushed her son to the hospital upon seeing the gravity of what she had
done which led to his death, immediately fled the area. While attempts
to reach the deceased's father proved futile.
Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Command, Mr. Etim Dickson who confirmed the incident said: “For
now nobody has given us information about the whereabouts of the
woman. We have sent in some detectives around the area to look for
possible clues that can lead to the arrest of the woman.”
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