47-Year-Old Man Murders Two Of His Children, Mother In Anambra

At about 11:55 pm on Thursday, a 47-year-old man, Emeka Ezemadu, allegedly killed his 85-year-old mother and his two biological children in Nnewi Local Government Area of Anambra.

He also inflicted critical injuries on three of his children who are now in the hospital.

According to the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed who confirmed the incident on Friday, the suspect has been arrested and is now in detention.

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“On Thursday at about 11:55 pm, Police operatives attached to Nnewi Division arrested one Emeka Ezimadu, 47, of Okpuneze Uruagu in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State," Mohammed said.

“Suspect allegedly ran amok in a circumstance yet to be ascertained; attacked and killed two of his biological children namely Ifechukwu Ezimadu,9, Mmeso Ezimadu, two years, and his own mother one Agnes Ezimadu, 85, years of same address allegedly with a cutlass while they were sleeping.

“Suspect equally used the same offensive weapon and injured his three other children namely Nonso Ezimadu, 12, Chinaemerem Ezimadu,1, and Ngozi Ezimadu 8 years old of the same address.

“Police detectives visited the scene and rushed victims to the Akwudo hospital for medical attention where the two children and the aged mother were certified dead by a medical doctor while the three other children are receiving treatment.”

However, the PPRO added that the dead victims’ corpses have been deposited in the morgue.