Akwa Ibom Man To Die By Hanging For Killing His 'Wizard' Father

An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene has sentenced one Edidiong Ototi aged 31 to death by hanging.

Edidiong, a native of Ikot-Akwa in the Obot Akara Local Government Area of the state, was convicted for killing his father, Mr Pius Ototi, whom he accused of being a wizard.

In his confessional statement to the police, Edidiong admitted that he killed his father and buried him inside a pit toilet on November 18, 2018.

Justice Augustine Odokwo, delivering the judgment on Monday, held that the “accused is guilty of murder, which is punishable by death under Section 326 (1) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Akwa Ibom State, 2000.”

Justice Odokwo ordered that Edidiong should be hanged by the neck until he dies. He said the prosecution team from the state Ministry of Justice had proved the case beyond a reasonable doubt.

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He added that the convict had no right under the law to take the life of his 60-year-old father, whom he accused of being responsible for the untimely death of his two grandchildren.

According to reports, the convict had before his sentence quoted Bible portions and pleaded with the judge to forgive him and temper justice with mercy.