Ngelefi Ehamufu in Isi-Uzo Local Government of Enugu State experienced riotous upstir on Tuesday, following the vicious murder of over nine persons by a middle-aged man suspected to be a insane.
Reports from correspondents said the alleged murderer, known as Onyekachi Ugwu, killed his father, as well as seven others with a cutlass in the early hours of Tuesday.
Reports also insisted that the suspect, who was being searched for by the police and other security operatives had gone to the Ngelefi farm settlement in the night, when some members of the community were sleeping and hacked more than nine persons to death with his cutlass.
Still not satisfied with his coward-like action, the suspect was said to have set his father’s house on fire, which left his father, domestic animals, motorcycle and other households burnt in the inferno.
News Sources also said that the suspect also visited other houses at the farm settlement, and unduely sent occupants to their untimely death, including a year and a six-month-old baby.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Ebere Amarizu, who confirmed the story as true, said that the police authority had begun investigation into the incident, adding that the alleged murderer was suspected to have mental problems.
He said
“search of the suspect is intensified by the combined team of the police and the Neighbourhood Watch group, who are combing bushes and hideouts in the area in order to stop further wrecking of havoc by the alleged mental suspect.“The mother of the suspect was lucky to have escaped the incident, as she would have been counted as one of the victims,”
Reports from correspondents said the alleged murderer, known as Onyekachi Ugwu, killed his father, as well as seven others with a cutlass in the early hours of Tuesday.
Reports also insisted that the suspect, who was being searched for by the police and other security operatives had gone to the Ngelefi farm settlement in the night, when some members of the community were sleeping and hacked more than nine persons to death with his cutlass.
Still not satisfied with his coward-like action, the suspect was said to have set his father’s house on fire, which left his father, domestic animals, motorcycle and other households burnt in the inferno.
News Sources also said that the suspect also visited other houses at the farm settlement, and unduely sent occupants to their untimely death, including a year and a six-month-old baby.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Ebere Amarizu, who confirmed the story as true, said that the police authority had begun investigation into the incident, adding that the alleged murderer was suspected to have mental problems.
He said
“search of the suspect is intensified by the combined team of the police and the Neighbourhood Watch group, who are combing bushes and hideouts in the area in order to stop further wrecking of havoc by the alleged mental suspect.“The mother of the suspect was lucky to have escaped the incident, as she would have been counted as one of the victims,”
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