Nigeria, May 21 -- The police in Akwa Ibom State, South-south Nigeria, have arrested a man for allegedly threatening to kill his father.

In a statement on Tuesday, the police spokesperson in the state, Timfon John, said the suspect, Ubong Benson, 24, "barricaded" his father before threatening to kill him with a dagger.

Ms John, a deputy superintendent of police, said the police swiftly responded to a distress call from the suspect's father about the incident.

Mr Benson, the suspect, hails from Ikot Imoh in Abak Local Government Area of the state.

"The complainant further stated that the suspect had previously threatened to shoot him with a locally made pistol, which he habitually concealed in a nearby bush," the police said.

The poli...