Tragedy As Son Kills Father Over Money Dispute

An elderly man, Ankyambe Hembaor, has been hacked to death by his son, Tordue, during a heated financial dispute in the Nyamatsoo Mbagen community of Buruku Local Government Area in Benue State.

A security expert, Zagazola Makama, revealed this in a post on X on Monday.

According to him, the incident happened on Saturday when the suspect allegedly attacked his father with a machete after he refused to give him money.

Residents reportedly rushed the victim to Agbecha Hospital in the Nyamatsoo area, where he died while receiving treatment.

A quote in the post read, “A man has been killed by his son over a financial disagreement in Nyamatsoo Mbagen, Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State.

Zagazola reports that the incident occurred at about 10 p.m. on Saturday when Ankyambe Tordue, allegedly armed with a machete, attacked his father, Ankyambe Hembaor, after he refused to give him money.

“The victim was rushed to Agbecha Hospital, Nyamatsoo, where he was pronounced dead while receiving treatment.”

Quoting a police source, Makama noted that the Divisional Police Officer in Buruku deployed operatives to the scene, documented the incident, and moved the corpse to the hospital mortuary.

He added that the suspect fled the community immediately after the attack.

“Authorities confirmed that efforts are ongoing to track and apprehend the fleeing suspect, while the State Criminal Investigation Department has commenced a full investigation into the matter,” he said.