The suspect Emmanuel Eghaghe was said to have travelled from Benin to Lagos to demand for the money from the victim
- He got violent and smashed her head into the wall when she said she did not have that much money to give him
- Lagos police spokesperson Chike Oti confirmed the incident and said the police were searching for the suspect
It was a tale of tears in Ajangbadi area of Lagos state on Friday, July 6 after a 27-year-old man identified as Emmanuel Eghaghe beat his mother to death for allegedly refusing to give him N20,000 pocket money.
The Punch reports that Emmanuel had reportedly visited his 61-year-old mother Helen at her shop on Jinadu Street, Ajangbadi and demanded for sum as pocket money.
He however turned violent when the elderly woman said she could not afford the amount.
Reports said he slammed her head on the wall while struggling to get the money by force and on seeing blood gushing out of her head, Emmanuel fled the scene.
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