"A Spirit Told Me To Murder My Dad For Always Scolding Me"- 35 Year Old Son

Oamen, who is currently being detained at the State
Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba, told PUNCH Metro
on Wednesday that he had smoked four wraps of Indian hemp
before committing the crime.
He faulted his parents for not giving

him enough training,
adding that he hated them for always talking down on him.
Our correspondent had reported last week Monday that
Nelson, a suspected drug addict, stabbed his 75-year-old
father to death on Friday, September 23.
It was reported that the deceased, a retired worker in a
company in the Apapa area of the state, was battling with
stroke and always stayed indoors at the time of the incident.
Nelson was reported to have sneaked into the house and
stabbed his father to death with a broken bottle.
He was said to have covered his corpse with a blanket and
fled the house.
Residents told our correspondent that the suspect, who always
fomented trouble in the community, escaped with the heart of
his father.
On Wednesday, our correspondent reported that the suspect
voluntarily turned himself in to the police.
During a chat with PUNCH Metro, Nelson said he surrendered
himself to the police because he lost his peace after killing his
father.
The Edo State indigene said he had always fought with his
father before things went awry on the fateful day.
He said, "I am the fourth child in a family of eight children. I
have had several fights with my dad in the past. There was a
time I confronted him that I had been going through a lot of
challenges in life and I needed help, but he said I should sit at
home and he would be feeding me. I was angry because he
wanted me to be dependent on him and I needed to fend for
myself.
"My parents knew that I smoke hemp and it sometimes
affected my behaviour. They asked me to quit it, and I did for
some time. People advised them to take me for medical care,
but they said they did not have the money.
"I became addicted to hemp about six months ago. On
Thursday night, a day preceding the incident, I had gone to a
joint where I smoked four wraps of hemp. I bought each for
N50.
"On Friday, around 11am, I was sitting outside the house when
I started feeling restless and a spirit told me to go inside and
kill my father. I went in through the window and when I got to
where he was lying, I stabbed him in the neck and chest."
He said after committing the act, he ran away because he was
overcome with guilt.
Nelson, who dropped out of primary school, denied removing
his father's heart, adding that after killing his father, his eyes
became opened.
"The spirit that pushed me to kill my father began to tell me
that I will not have rest until I report myself to the police. When
I could no longer bear it, I decided to report to the police.
"It is not my fault. Whenever I talk to my parents, they always
scolded me. And sometimes, I felt they were not my parents. I
killed my father because he always chastised me and because
I lost control of my senses.
"If I get out of this mess, I will surrender my life to Jesus. But
if not, I resign myself to fate," he added.
Our correspondent learnt that the police would soon charge
the suspect to court for the offence.