Police arrest man for allegedly killing his father

The Akwa Ibom Police Command has arrested a 25-
year- old man, Mfreke Archibong, for allegedly
killing his father, Mr Aniefiok Archibong.
Akwa Ibom State Police Commissioner, Murtala
Mani, told journalists in Uyo that the accused
committed the offence on Monday, February 8.
The commissioner said that the accused used a log
of wood to hit his father on his head which led to his
death.
Mani said that Mfreke, who hails from Ikot Udo Nkan
in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of the
state, confessed to have committed the offence.
“This young man murdered his father by using a log
of wood to hit him on the head, the young man will
be charged to court after investigation,” the
commissioner said.
Confessing to the crime, the suspect said he came
back from work and met his parents quarrelling and
asked what happened.
According to him, his father, on hearing his voice
came out of the room, threw a bottle at him and
used a log of wood to hit him.
The suspect explained that in his anger, he collected
the log of wood and hit his father in the hand and
wondered why he should die because of that.