Anglican Rev. Isaac Umurie has been butchered to death by his 28-year-old son, Ufuoma, at Okpare town in Olomu Kingdom, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State.
Armed with a machete, Ufuoma hacked his sleeping father to death around 2am on Wednesday, July 3, 2024.
It was gathered that after committing the act of patricide, Ufuoma equally chased his mother with the cutlass but she managed to escape.
Confirming the incident, Spokesperson of the command, SP Bright Edafe, said the assailant would be investigated and prosecuted accordingly.
Umurie, a serving priest with the St. John’s Anglican Church, Okpare-Olomu, was said to be close to retiring from the mission.
It would not be Ufuoma’s first attempt 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 was reportedly detained at the Otu-Jeremi Divisional Headquarters of the Delta State Police Command.
