A father killed his son for harvesting cassava on a farm

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command had arrested a man for killing his 26-year-old son, for harvesting cassava on his farm in the Essien Udim Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria.

“The suspect used a machete and killed his 26 year-old son, burnt the corpse and dumped the carcass of the deceased in an abandoned pit toilet in his compound to conceal the act,” reports said.

Police operatives in Essien Udim Divisional Headquarters visited the scene and the deceased’s burnt corpse has been deposited at the morgue.

The suspect was arrested and has confessed to killing the deceased, his son on the grounds of bad character and incessant harassment and embarrassment.