Man poisons his 11-year old twin daughters to death for being 'witches' in Calabar

A 40-year-old man named Anyanime Festus has being arrested by the Cross River State Police Command for allegedly poisoning his twin daughters in Akampka Local Government Area of Cross River in Calabar.

The father poisoned his children because he blamed them for the death of his parents.
The father was arrested by the Divisional Police Station, Akampka, and then transferred to Police Headquarters in Calabar.

The suspect allegedly gave his 11-year-old twin daughters a black substance mixed with acid, took them to a bush path and made them drink it. The substance which is believed to be poison, led to their death on January 10 and 11, 2017.

Vanguard reports that the twin girls had been imprisoned by their father for about three days after which he told them that he was going to take them to school. He let them out and took them to the bush path where they were both poisoned

The Police Public Relations Officer, Irene Ugbo, who confirmed the incident, said:

“We have apprehended the suspect; he was brought from Akamkpa this morning (Monday) to the headquarters. He confessed that he gave his daughters acid mixed with malt to drink because he had a premonition that they would kill him like they killed his parents.


“He had the belief because they confessed to him that they were witches. So he carried out the dastardly act to save his life first.