Residents of Ohatekwe Ukawu in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have banished a 20-year-old man, Damian Oforbuike, over the alleged killing of his mother.
The suspect is accused of attacking his mother, identified as Onyemaechi, with a machete in an incident that occurred over the weekend, throwing the community into mourning.
According to sources, Oforbuike fled into a nearby forest shortly after the attack. However, local youths mobilised and tracked him to his hideout, where he was apprehended.
He was subsequently paraded around the community before being banished, with a warning never to return.
In a viral video recorded during the parade, the suspect reportedly confessed to the crime, stating that he acted because his mother refused to bathe him and declined to provide money to set up a barbing salon for his brother who had completed an apprenticeship.
“I killed my mother because she refused to bathe me and also refused to rent a shop for my brother who learned barbing and needed money to start,” he was heard saying in the video.
The councillor representing the area, Maduabuchi Nweke, confirmed the incident, noting that he mobilised over 200 youths who searched the forest and arrested the suspect.
He added that the suspect has since been handed over to the police for further investigation.
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