The suspect succeeded in moving the items to the nearby mechanicvillage, however, he forgot his tools inside the church and was caught when he went back to retrieve them.
The man who killed his mother is said to be a panel beater at the MechanicVillage, Nsukka, and reportedly committed the said crime while she was trying stop him from quarreling with his brother.
Speaking with our correspondent at the scene, the suspect, who claimed to be a native of Kwale Community in Delta State but resides at MechanicVillage, Army Barracks in Effurun, denied the allegations. He said, "I did not break the shop.
While at home, and because of lack of support, he learnt to be a mechanic, but had to abandon the job when he had a fracture while lifting a car engine.
I am a mechanic by profession and a native of Akufo village in Ibadan, Oyo State. I have two children, a boy and a girl, with my former wife who died some years ago.