ANAMBRA: Man Hacks Wife And Daughter To Death With Shovel |SEE PICTURES
Faith Ukanwa
Jan 27, 2021
A 28-year-old man, Chukwuemeka Obijiofor has allegedly killed his wife and only child with a shovel in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State.
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The state Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the incident occurred on Tuesday.
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Mohammed said, "On Tuesday at about 7.45pm, police operatives attached to Ozubulu Police Station arrested one Chukwuemeka Obijiofor aged 28 years, of Ofufe Nza village in Ekwusigo LGA of Anambra State.
"Suspect allegedly ran amok in circumstances yet to be ascertained and attacked his wife, one Chisom Chukwuemeka, aged 26 years, and own child, Amanda Chukwuemeka, aged 4 years, both of same address, with a shovel on their heads.
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"Suspect equally used the same object and wounded a vigilante man who tried to rescue the victims.
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"Police detectives visited the scene and rushed the victims to Joint Hospital, Ozubulu, for medical attention where the two victims were certified dead by a medical doctor on arrival.
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"The wounded vigilante is responding to treatment, while the corpses of the victims were deposited at the hospital's morgue for autopsy.
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According to him, the Commissioner of Police in the state, John Abang, had directed the Ozubulu Divisional Police Officer to transfer the case to State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka, for a discreet investigation to unravel the actual cause of the incident.
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— Faith Ukanwa