Man, 65, sets own house ablaze, butchers wife, son, self in Anambra

Ibe Pascal Arogorn, Awka

A hunter simply identified as Uchechukwu Nweke has set his own house on fire before killing his own wife, son and himself at Amanuike community Awka North LGA in Anambra state.

Anambra state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Haruna Mohammed disclosed this in a statement and made available to Crimefacts.news.

CSP Haruna said, “On 28/1/2021 there was a report from the vigilante chairman Amanuike community in Awka North LGA of Anambra State that on the same date at about 3:am, a hunter one Uchechukwu Nweke ‘m’ aged 65 years of same address allegedly shot his wife Patricia Nweke ‘f’ aged 55 years with a single barrel gun and also burnt his house along with his son named Obinna Nweke aged 29 years in a circumstances yet to be ascertained.Suspect equally shot himself using the same gun.

“Meanwhile, police detectives attached to Achalla police station visited the scene and rushed victims to Uche hospital Isuanocha for medical attention where all the three victims were certified dead by a medical doctor on arrival.Corpses of the victims were deposited at the hospital’s morgue for autopsy.Investigation is ongoing to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident, ” he added.

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