Tragedy struck early Sunday morning when a 34-year-old man allegedly killed two of his children while fast asleep in Ogbunike in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Tribune Online learnt that the suspect, Ifeanyi Apusiobi reportedly attacked his victims, Chinecherem and Obinna, said to be his biological children with a pestle around 1 am.
He was said to have also injured his 72-year-old father, Dominic Apusiobi on the head with the same object.
Confirming the incident, the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Haruna Mohammed said the suspect has been arrested.
He said the circumstances behind the dastardly act were yet to be ascertained.
According to Mohammed “On the 21/06/2020, at about 1:am, Police operatives attached to Ogbunike Police Station arrested one Ifeanyi Apusiobi ‘m’ aged 34years of Azu Ogbunike in Oyi LGA of Anambra State.
“Suspect allegedly ran amok in a circumstance yet to be ascertained and attacked two of his biological children namely Chinecherem Apusiobi ‘f aged 7 years and Obinna Apusiobi ‘m’ aged 5 years with a wooden pestle on their heads while they were sleeping.
“Suspect equally used the same object and injured his father one Dominic Apusiobi aged 72years on the head.
“Meanwhile, police detectives visited the Scene and rushed victims to the hospital for medical attention where the two children were certified dead by a medical doctor while the aged father is responding to treatment.
“Corpses deposited at Isienyi hospital morgue for autopsy. Exhibit recovered and the case transferred to State CID Awka for discreet investigation.”
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