GRAPHIC PHOTO: Man Allegedly Beheads 50-Year-Old Stepmother in Benue

A middle-aged man identified as Echeno Adakole allegedly beheaded his 50-year-old stepmother, Titi Enokela, for ritual purpose in Obaganya community, a suburb in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State yesterday morning.

According to Vanguard, the suspect had allegedly ambushed the victim at a family farm settlement, hit her with a piece of wood and cut off her head. He thereafter wrapped it with the dead woman’s cloth and put it in a polyethylene bag.

A source said,

“Family members noticed that the woman had not returned from the farm and it was getting dark. Her children and other family members went looking for her; they found her headless body tucked away in a corner of the family farm. They all raced back home wailing and crying for help, only to discover the severed head of the woman with her step-son, who was acting strange and making moves to flee from home.”

The source added that the suspect was held by a mob, who attempted to lynch him but for the quick intervention of police, who took him away.

“As a result of tension in the community, the Police Area Command hurriedly moved the suspect out of the area to the State Command Headquarters in Makurdi,” the source added.

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The state Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent Moses Yamu, confirmed the incident, adding that investigations are yet to be concluded.