The residents of Uzebba community, Owan East local government area of Edo State were thrown into mourning on Friday afternoon after a 36-year old man identified as Segun Odihiri beheaded his 83 years old mother after allegedly r*ping his own daughter.
The head of the victim identified as Maria Odihiri was severed with a cutlass.
According to The Nation, witnesses revealed that the lifeless body of the deceased was still in the pool of blood when residents trooped to the area to have a glimpse of the incident.
An eyewitness, Mr Ekemeiren Ojekhugbo, said Segun killed his mother for raising an alarm that he (Segun) was r*ping his own daughter.
Ojekhugbo said that Segun was apprehended while trying to dispose of the body of her late mother.
“He threatened to kill his mother each time they had misunderstanding.
“Trouble started when Segun was caught sleeping with his own daughter when his late mother cut him in the act and started screaming.
“For him to cover his shame, he took up a cutlass and cut off his mother’s head while the daughter ran for her safety.
“Segun was apprehended by some youths after he injured two of them before he was eventually apprehended by the vigilante members.”
The culprit has been taken to the Owan West Divisional Police Command Sabongidda Ora for the interrogation and investigation.
