One Chibuike Ochie has allegedly killed his sister-in-law, a younger sister and a labourer, who was hired to work on their farmland in Obegu, Uburu community of Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi.
Confirming the incident, the Ebonyi Command Police Public Relations Officer in Ebonyi, DSP Loveth Odah, in a statement disclosed that the deceased were working on the farmland, about 25km from Uburu town, on Sunday 24th October 2021 when the middle aged man suddenly took a matchete to commit the offence.
“He succeeded in macheting Ogechi Ochie, 32, and wife of the elder brother and the younger sister, Margaret Ochie, 35 years old and the said labourer.
The PPRO disclosed that while trying to process of fleeing the scene, some irate youths of the area apprehended him and gave him the beating of his life to the extent that he was hospitalized and currently placed on a life support machine.
While assuring that Investigation was ongoing and will be properly done when the Suspect survives, the PPRO, however, discouraged youths from taking laws into their hands whenever an offence is committed.
“If they had brought the person to us, he would have told us the reasons he had to do this to his family members and he would have faced the law.
“But in this case, a lot of money is being spent to revive him.” The PPRO stated
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