More details have emerged on why 35 years old Steven Anowa, from Njikoka
Local Government Area in Anambra State killed his girlfriend’s
brother,we reported the story last month(Read Here)
The suspect who is presently cooling his heels with the police in Akwa
Ibom State, has related how he butchered 31-year-old Daniel Bassey
Solomon, the brother of his girlfriend at his one-room apartment in Itu
Street, Uyo, the state capital.
Solomon hailed from Uruan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. His
killer, who is in the habit of changing residences, had just packed from
Uruan where he met and started dating Solomon’s sister, about two years
ago.
Anowa, who has no perceptible means of livelihood, but lives a showy
lifestyle, confessed that he invited the deceased to his home after he
refused to repay the N750,000 he allegedly used to set up a barbing
saloon for him (Solomon).
The deceased came to know him through his sister, which was why he
funded his barbing saloon. In fact, the suspect had just relocated to
Itu Street with just a bed and mattress when the wacky incident
occurred.
The culprit confessed to have committed the act after inviting his
friend, Solomon, to his house. Unknown to Solomon, who dozed off after
gulping the bottle of beer, the suspect had spiked the drink. Anowa
admitted that he called his victim on phone for an urgent meeting in his
house.
He said
: “At about 3a.m, I decided to kill him. I gave him the first cut and the guy got up. I gave him a second one and then he died and I butchered him to parts.” He said he was riled because the deceased dared to raise his voice at him when he demanded payment of the N750,000 he purportedly loaned him over two years ago.“We reported the matter to SARS about two years ago and he agreed on a time frame to pay up the N750,000, but till today, he has refused to pay the money. “So when I invited him to my house that day, he started shouting and getting angry with me, so I killed him. I am not dealing on body parts, I only cut him to pieces to be able to carry him.”
The suspect said convinced that he had overpowered his victim, he
brought out a rope and tied his neck to a bed in the one-room apartment
so that even if he suddenly regained consciousness, he would not be able
to escape. Subsequently, he stabbed him on the chest with a knife
sharpened and kept for the purpose. He said Solomon died without much
resistance. He said he used the machete to cut off the head and
dismembered each of the body parts of his friend.
Achong confirmed the suspect’s claim that he entertained Solomon with a
drugged beer, adding that it was not long before the deceased dozed,
giving him the opportunity to tie him to a bed and stabbing him to
death. He said police were able to track down the suspect because of the
support of an informant, who kept contacting him on phone, just as the
police kept tracking the calls.
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