An Anglican priest, Rev. Isaac Umurie, was butchered to death by his 28-year-old son, Ufuoma Umurie at Okpare town in Olomu Kingdom, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State.
The tragic incident occurred
around 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 2024.
Rev. Umurie, a serving priest
with the St. John’s Anglican Church, Okpare-Olomu, was preparing for retirement
before his son macheted him to death in his sleep.
It was gathered that after
killing his father, he chased his mother with the cutlass but she managed to
escape.
Sources said that Ufuoma had
previously attempted to kill his father.
“This is the second time Ufuoma
has attacked his father. The other time, he beat him, and Okpare-Olomu
vigilante held him, but the father pleaded that he should not be taken to the
police station. We heard that he is not mentally stable," a source said.
“In today’s incident, he hacked the father
with a cutlass, burst his skull, and mutilated other parts of his body.
“The priest has a few years to retire. He was
brought closer home because of his retirement before this unfortunate
incident.”
The suspect is said to be
cooling off his feet at the Otu-Jeremi Divisional Headquarters of the Delta
State Police Command.
The spokesperson of the
command, SP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incident, said the assailant would
be investigated and prosecuted accordingly.
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