40-Year-Old Man Nabbed for Killing Stepmum in Enugu Blames it on Smoking Hemp

Friday Anyim, 40, who killed his stepmother on December 27 in Umuenem Ezinesi Oduma, a community in the Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State, has blamed his habitual smoking of hemp for his grievous action.

According to Punch, his father, Mr. Ogbonna Anyim, had three wives, and Friday, a secondary school dropout, is his first wife’s son. The deceased, Bernadette, was his second wife.

Friday had engaged in a heated quarrel with one of his sisters, Abigail, over his intention to sell a water tank that belonged to the family. Friday had planned to use the proceeds to purchase a motorcycle for commercial use. However, the row took an ugly turn when Friday suddenly picked up an axe, and attempted to use the weapon on his sister.

It was learnt that at the same moment, his stepmother, Bernadette, moved to separate Friday and Abigail. Sadly, the axe, which Friday swung at his sister, landed on Bernadette’s neck. She collapsed and became unconscious. Friday immediately dropped the axe and took to his heels. Bernadette was later confirmed dead at the hospital.

His dad who said he was at a village meeting when the unfortunate incident happened said. “I am in pains and I don’t know how to approach this, but I believe that the law will take its course.”

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Friday, who was later arrested, said, “I wanted to hit my elder sister, Abigail, with the axe when it mistakenly landed on my stepmother. I acted in anger; I plead for forgiveness. I also advise youths to abstain from taking hemp and other dangerous drugs and avoid anything that can lead them to kill fellow human beings.”

The State’s Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, said further investigations are ongoing.