Faces Of Couple Who Killed Their Son And Buried Him Over Alleged Wizardry

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command under Zaki Ahmed has again proved its mettle as it has arrested notorious criminal elements from across the State.

They were paraded yesterday at the State Police Headquarters Ikot Akpan Abia. Confessing to his crimes, a 36 year old dreaded kidnapper and an ex- convict, one Edidiong Uduak alias Barrister said,

Also paraded was a 47 year old father, one Okon David Essien from Ibikpe Uruan, Uruan Local Government Area who conspired with wife to kill his 12 year old son, Joseph Okon David and buried him in a shallow grave in Iquita swamp, Oron Local Government Area.

The heartless father who confessed to committing the crime said that his deceased son was a wizard and the cause of death of his former wife and mother of the deceased. He said that he lured the innocent boy to the swamp on the pretext that he should help him cut bamboo sticks for making kitchen.

However, the second wife was ignorant of the entire plot and execution of the crime but arrested for not reporting the incident to the police when the step son got missing without explanation.