Son Flees After Allegedly Hammering APC Chieftain Father To Death In Edo
Police said the suspect fled after allegedly attacking his father with a sledgehammer, and investigators are seeking his arrest.
- On Sunday, a 72-year-old APC chieftain, Julius Bello, was killed in Fugar, Edo State, allegedly by his 52-year-old son, Irobudo, with the Edo State Police Command confirming the incident on Monday.
- Prophetic claims blaming the father for the suspect's poor state in life reportedly fueled the incident, which occurred shortly after the son returned from Lagos.
- Witnesses reported that Irobudo attacked his father with a sledgehammer, leaving him in a pool of blood, before the APC Ward Three Chairman identified his son as the attacker before dying.
- Police operatives intervened to rescue the victim's wife from an angry crowd that attempted to lynch her for inviting the suspect home following the killing.
- Edo State Police Public Relations Officer Eno Ikoedem confirmed an investigation has begun to apprehend Irobudo, who remains at large as of the report.
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