The police on Tuesday arrested a 24-year old man for allegedly killing his mother at Oloibiri community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
The News Agency of Nigeria learnt that the suspect hurriedly buried the remains of the 67-year old woman.
Sources, however, told NAN that the body of the deceased, buried behind the house, was exhumed by the community leaders.
It was further gathered that the suspect allegedly slaughtered his mother, who was asleep.
Members of the community described the incident as a taboo.
A member of the community, who simply identified himself as Ataribo, said: “The Oloibiri community views this incident as a desecration of our land and, as such, there must be a traditional cleansing of the land.
“The man has been behaving somehow as if mentally ill and disturbed.
“He sneaked into the house, killed his mother with a machete and dragged her body through the window to the back of the house, dug a shallow grave and dumped the body there.
“He later covered the grave.”
When contacted, the police spokesman, DSP Alex Akhigbe, confirmed the incident.
Akhigbe said that the case had been transferred to the state Criminal Investigation Department for investigation.
“The family claimed that the suspect is psychologically disturbed, but the police have commenced investigation into the matter,” Akhigbe said.
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