The Edo State Police Command has arrested a teenager, Anna Amos, for the murder of a 71-year-old woman in the Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the arrest on Wednesday.
While it was earlier reported that hoodlums killed the woman by smashing her head with a stone, a clip shows the teenager confessing to the crime in the presence of some residents in the area.
In the clip, Amos said,
“When I took some plates outside, I took a broom and swept the ground. I stood on the stone and looked up and down. After I did that, something entered my body. I stood on a stone again and looked up and down.
“I took the stone to the veranda and sat on it. Later, I entered the room and did not know when I hit her head with the stone. I did not know what came over me. It was a spirit. It told me to kill her. She did not offend me.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Chidi Nwabuzor, said,
“The (distress) caller said that two men came into the residence, murdered the woman and went away.
“However, it was revealed today (Wednesday) that a girl who was staying with her, Anna Amos, was the one that killed the woman. The Anna Amos has confessed that she killed the woman.
“Anna Amos is 14 years old and by law, she is still a minor. But we will do all we can to get to the root of this matter. We will not rely on the confession of that girl because it may not be the girl that is responsible for the killing of that woman.
“Perhaps somebody else did (killed her) and asked this little girl to own up as the culprit. Investigation is ongoing.”
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