Chief Priest Remanded In Prison For Killing Daughter With Cutlass

Eno is a native of Ikot Akpan Udo village in the Ikot Abasi Local Government Area and the custodian of the village’s shrine.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Murtala Mani, on Monday said that Eno who is 30-years-old, had a misunderstanding with his wife, Blessing, and beat her up.

Speaking through the state Police Public Relations Officer, Cordelia Nwawe, the CP explained that Blessing ran to her mother’s house after the argument became intense, leaving her daughter with her husband.

He said Eno called Blessing to take Favour with her, adding that when she refused, he inflicted machete injuries on the girl’s back and head. The girl died from the injuries.

He said, “On July 23, at 7.30pm, the complainant, Blessing, had a misunderstanding with her husband, Eno Akpan. In the process, the husband beat her up.

“She left the house for her mother’s place, leaving her daughter behind. The husband asked her to return home to take the child along, but she refused. The husband then used a machete to inflict cuts on the back and head of their daughter. She died on the spot.”

Confessing to the crime, Eno, however, said he had a disagreement with his wife after she returned home late from the market where she sells oysters. Angrily, he began to beat her, and by the time he picked up a machete to strike her, it cut through their daughter.

He said, “She went to sell oysters in the market. When she came back, I tried to inquire why she came back late and that it was becoming a habit for her to return home late from the market.

“Her reply incensed me and I had no other option than to beat her. The moment I picked up a machete to strike her, she threw my daughter at me and the machete landed on her head and back.”

The CP noted that investigation was ongoing into the matter.