Residents of Aguabosi village in Ugwuoba, Oji-River Local Government Area of Enugu State have been thrown into mourning following the gruesome murder of a resident, Christopher Onu by his son.
The irate son, Ikenna Onu allegedly murdered his father for advising him to stop smoking Indian Hemp.
The police spokesman in Enugu State, Ebere Amaraizu, DSP, who confirmed the incident to DailyPost said “Ikenna picked up an axe and cut open his father’s head, he slumped and died.
“On that fateful day, the deceased, having returned from work in his farm, called on his son Ikenna Onu and was advising him to desist from smoking weeds suspected to be Indian Hemp so as not to endanger his life.
“As the advice was going on, the suspect got up and picked an axe and cut open the father’s head”.
He added that “investigations have commenced into the incident as the body of the deceased has been deposited at General Hospital Mortuary, Oji River for autopsy”