A priest of the Anglican Church of Nigeria, Isaac Umurie has been killed by his 28-year-old son, Ufuoma Umurie.
The late cleric served at St. John’s Anglican Church in Okpare-Olumu, Ughelli South local government area.
NewsBand gathered that the horrifying event occurred in the wee hours of Wednesday.
The suspect reportedly hacked his father to death while he was asleep.
The attack took place around 2am, with Ufuoma using a cutlass to inflict fatal injuries on his father’s skull and body. The suspect’s mother narrowly escaped the attack.
SP Bright Edafe, the spokesman of Delta State police command confirmed the incident and stated that Ufuoma is in custody and will be prosecuted.
Though, the motive behind the crime remains unclear, but sources suggest that Ufuoma may be mentally unstable.
This was reportedly the second time he had attacked his father. During the first incident, intervention from the community vigilante group was required to stop the assault.
Despite this, Isaac Umurie had pleaded with the community not to report his son’s actions to the police.