17-year houseboy has killed his master Dr. Chima Nnalue a young lecturer working with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State.
The incident happened on Friday night at Ifite village in Awka, the State capital.
Daily Independent learnt that the Nnalue who taught in the Psychology Department was killed shortly after a brief argument with his houseboy, which led to a fight between the two.
Nnalue lectured in the Department of Psychology while his mother is the secretary of postgraduate school at the same university.
In a video that went viral, the boy confessed that when Nnalue returned from work he asked him to prepare rice for him, but noticing that the boy hadn’t washed plates he asked why but the boy did not answer.
The boy said when an answer was not forthcoming, Nnalue slapped him and while he warned Nnalue not to slap him, he slapped him the second time and the fight ensued.
In the process, the boy continued, he took a pestle from the corner of the kitchen and hit Nnalue thrice in his head and he died.
Even with the mortal injury, the boy took Nnalue up and held him by the throat to ensure that he had died.