A 54-year-old murder suspect, Mr Nkeruewen Etuk, has been arrested for allegedly beating his girlfriend to death for burning his pot of rice.
As reported by Vanguard Newspaper, Etuk revealed that he committed the act few days ago because the lady carelessly burnt his food (rice) and almost set his apartment ablaze.
The suspect made the revelation on Friday when he was paraded by the Cross River State Police Command.
Etuk said he never intended to kill his girlfriend, identified as Ms. Esther Ndereke, but carried out the dastardly act out of anger.
“I became increasingly outraged by her failure to cook rice properly, which became a major point of contention between us.
“She almost burnt down the house while cooking. She didn’t add enough water to the rice before turning on the gas and she almost burnt down the house.
“When I asked her why she behaved that way, that was when we started arguing. Then I beat her up,” he said.
The murder suspect added that he did not have any intention to kill his girlfriend who he had been dating for over two years.
He said he became incensed with anger when he had an heated argument with the deceased over the burnt rice.
Etuk further claimed that he became more angry because she was careless and almost burnt down someone’s house.
“I never intended to kill her. I have never had any serious issue with her for the past two years that we have been dating.
“Unfortunately, our altercation escalated, resulting in her tragic demise after she slumped during the fight.
“It was never my plan to kill her. I was only angry because she was careless and almost burnt down someone’s house,” Etuk said.
