Operatives from the Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Lucky Michael for allegedly beheading an 82-year-old woman in her farm.

Flavision learnt that the suspect ambushed the victim named Eka Sammy, but popularly known as “Mma Iko Mbakara” in her farm in Oku Abak town, Abak Local Government Area (L.G.A.) of Akwa Ibom State while harvesting cassava.

The suspect, who resided in the same neighbourhood, but a native of Orouk Anam L.G.A. of the state, was reported to have beheaded the octogenarian before some youths of the community accosted him and later handed him over to the police.

A witness, Augustine Ekwere, said the suspect was allegedly contracted by one prophetess who paid him N150,000 to bring a human head for some rituals.

Ekwere said the youths stripped the suspect naked before he led them to the farm where the lifeless body of the victim was found.

The youths of the village caught him and called on the police after their own assessment. The police arrested him and his accomplice.

The young man confessed to the crime at Abak police station saying that a prophetess contracted him for a fee of N150,000 to bring human head for rituals.

The boy confessed to beheading the woman in the farm because he was paid N150,000 by a prophetess to do so. I fear for such crime to reach my locality, my street and our house,

he stated.

The Akwa Ibom Police Command’s Spokesman, CSP Nnudam Frederick said,

I am in the picture. A woman was beheaded in the farm on Saturday while working there. Some youths joined the police to comb the bush and some suspects were arrested.

When I say some suspects have been arrested, it means more than one person have been arrested. But as I speak with you, the matter is under investigation.

Justin Nwosu

Justin Nwosu is the founder and publisher of Flavision. His core interest is in writing unbiased news about Nigeria in particular and Africa in general. He’s a strong adherent of investigative journalism, with a bent on exposing corruption, abuse of power and societal ills.