A shocking crime took place in Calabar, Cross River State, on Sunday, February 2, 2025, when a man allegedly killed his friend after withdrawing N2 million from the victim’s bank account.

According to journalist Agba Jalingo, the deceased had found out that his friend had fraudulently taken the money and confronted him.

This led to a deadly confrontation, and the suspect allegedly killed the victim and dismembered his body.

The horrific event has left the local community in shock, raising concerns about the extent of fraud and violence in the region.

The police have yet to release further details about the suspect or the investigation.

The suspect lured the deceived to his house, k!lled him, dismembered the body and hid the parts in a sack.

”Yesterday, a young man staying around spring road, killed and butchered his friend, then put his pieces in a sack. Information from reliable sources revealed that the suspect who is now at large, withdrew 2million Naira, from the deceased account and when the deceased raised alarm, the suspect lured him to his (suspect) house, k!lled and butchered him into a sack in his room.

The step mother to the suspect was arrested today in the house and detained at State CID as nobody is yet to identify the corpse of the deceased. The step mother is accused of being around when the victim was k!lled and of lying to the Police about events that transpired,” the journalist wrote.