A
middle aged man, Mr. Felix Lawson, has allegedly beheaded his six-year-old
step-son, Effiong Lawson (fondly called Ifanyi) in Onna local Govt area of Akwa
Ibom State
Sources
said Lawson, 43, who works at a place in Ibeno, a riverine community, had
returned home from work and was enjoying his evening meal when his step-son
sneaked into the backyard and whispered to his younger sister to bring him food
remnant as he was said to very be hungry, having not eaten for the past three
days.
Unknown
to him, his father who was at home heard his voice, grabbed a machete and made
for the backyard in search of him.
Ifanyi
and his brother took to their heels but he was not so lucky as his father who caught
up with him before he could run far dealt him a blow on the head using the
machete after which he fell and the father in a most barbaric manner used the
machete to severe his head from the body.
When
the deceased’s brother, Aniefiok Lawson was interrogated by the youth leaders
of the area, he said, “Because we were hungry, Ifanyi asked me to escort him to
the house so that we can beg our younger sister for food. We didn’t know that
daddy was back from Ibeno.
“Ifanyi
went close to the house and called Unyime to bring us leftover food. It was
already dark so when daddy opened the door and jumped out we didn’t see him. We
ran but my brother who was crying and saying “daddy forgive me” could not run
fast so daddy hit his head with his big cutlass. He fell down and was crying as
he continued to hit him with the cutlass.
“I did
not hear his voice again. I ran and hid in the bush. So, late in the night when
the place was quiet, I went and joined two of my friends in the uncompleted
building in the primary school where we usually sleep at night. I asked them if
they saw Ifanyi and they said they hadn’t and in the morning, we saw a lot of
blood-spilled at the place he was caught by daddy the previous night.
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