Arthur Angel Jr according to the police, killed the deceased with a sledge-hammer and buried him in a shallow grave
By Kehinde Okeowo
A 17-year old old identified as Arthur Angel Jr has allegedly murdered his 70-year-old father, Arthur Judah Angel over some money he was expecting from Amnesty International.
Narrating what transpired, the Edo State Police Command said the teenager had on several occasions threatened to kill his dad after discovering he was expecting the money.
The Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, also disclosed that the incident happened at Ugboha community in Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State.
He further revealed that the suspect killed the deceased with a sledge-hammer and buried him in a shallow grave behind his house.
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Speaking with journalists in Benin City,
Nwabuzor said, “on the 15th of July, 2024, at about 09.00 hours, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ugboha division in Edo State received a complaint that one Arthur Angel Jr. (17 years) brought a complaint of a shallow grave discovery at the backyard of the compound where he lived with the deceased.
“Immediately, the DPO mobilized his men and they moved out to the scene. On getting there, they saw a shallow grave and decided to exhume the body.
“When the body was exhumed, they discovered that it was the lifeless body of Arthur Angel, 70, and at a close look, they saw a sharp injury on the back of the deceased head, and the body was taken to Uromi Hospital mortuary.
“The DPO said that preliminary investigation revealed that Arthur Angel Jr. had severally threatened to kill his father on the ground that his father was expecting some money from Amnesty International.
“The suspect had a feeling that the money had been paid to the deceased and decided to use the sledge-hammer to hit him behind the head while he was asleep.”
The police spokesman also said Arthur Angel Jr has been arrested and transferred from Ugboha to the homicide section of the Edo State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.
Until his death, Arthur Judah Angel was an anti-death penalty advocate, and a human rights defender, who used his foundation, Life Wire International Foundation, to fight against the death penalty in the country.
