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Man Kills Uncle’s Wife In Benue, Makes Pepper Soup With Her Head to Eat

The Daily Post newspaper reported that the police in Benue State have arraigned a 45-year-old man, Jeremiah Ode, at a Makurdi Magistrate Court for cannibalism.

Ode, who is said to come from Igwe Ochekpo in Oju Local Government Area, was allegedly caught eating the head of a woman he allegedly killed on her farm. The woman was 65-year-old Priscilla Adoga, his uncle’s wife.

The Prosecuting Police Officer, Inspector Omaye Ujata, told the court that the incident happened on Friday, August 19, and was reported to the police by one Silas Igiri.

According to Igiri’s report, the Ode went to the farm Priscilla was working and killed with a machete.

The suspected reported severed his victim’s head from her body, used it to prepare pepper soup right there on the farm, and was eating when he was caught.

Sources in the community disclosed to newsmen that when Priscilla failed to return from the farm at the normal time, her relatives went looking for her only to find Ode having a meal prepared from the woman’s severed head. The sources added that Ode is said to be mentally deranged.

The suspect reportedly said he only started with the woman’s head after which he would proceed to her body. He told the police that he and the victim fought with their machetes until he overpowered her.

The police reportedly felt the narration too normal to come from a deranged mind and decided to prosecute the suspect.

The accused pleaded guilty to the charge when the case was mentioned in court.

The court adjourned the case to November 11 for legal advice from the State Ministry of Justice.

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