After killing them, he reportedly dragged their remains to the back of the house where he dumped them near a sceptic tank
One Etinosa Aiguokun has allegedly killed his father and stepmother in Edo State, the police have said.
The 32-year-old suspect was said to have ended the life of his 74-year-old father, simply identified as Pa Aiguokun, and his wife, Mrs Roseline, by bludgeoning them with a pestle.
The tragic incident happened last Wednesday at Evbomore community in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the State.
The suspect was said to have had a misunderstanding with his father which led to him going to the kitchen to fetch a pestle with which he smashed his head in their sitting room.
His stepmother also met her end in the hand of the suspect who hit her with the pestle after she dashed to the scene to see what transpired after hearing her husband scream.
The pair were said to have died instantly.
After killing them, he reportedly dragged their remains to the back of the house where he dumped them near a sceptic tank.
A local, who spoke in confidence with newsmen, said the suspect used weed to cover the bodies, cleaned up traces of blood and removed the evidence of his heinous crime and relaxed in the house.
According to the source, the suspect took his late father’s mobile phone and sold it for N25,000 at the kings square in Benin City.
He added that when other children of the deceased returned home, they started looking for their parents, unknown to them that their brother had killed them.
He said the suspect also joined the other children in search of their parents.
The source explained that when the children did not see their parents, they reported a case of missing persons to the Ugbowo Division of the Nigeria Police Force.
He added that upon investigations, the bodies of the deceased were recovered in the house while the boy told them how he killed them.
The suspect, who could not give any genuine reason for the killing, was subsequently arrested on the spot.
The Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the incident.
He said the suspect is going through interrogation to ascertain why he committed the crime.
Nwabuzor said the suspect has been transferred to the Homicide Department of the command for discrete investigation.
He said the corpses have been deposited in the mortuary for autopsy and other investigations.
