Enugu Police parade suspects for hacking parents to death

By The Citizen
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Enugu state police command have arrested one Chijioke Onyeke, male, who hails from Umuaina Umuogboagu town in the Igboeze North Local Government Area of the state for killing his father, Mr. Onyeke Benjamin.

The State Police Public Relations Officer Ebere Amaraizu (DSP) who confirmed the incident and also confirmed the arrest of another suspect Chidi Agbo also from Ette Center in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu.

Chidi Agbo was arrested for beating his mother Mrs. Virginia Agbo to death.

Amaraizu said that the state command through its operatives have commenced a full scale investigations into both murder cases.

Reports have it that Chijioke Onyeke last Sunday, April 26th at about 6:30 pm used a machete to cut his father on the head.

The cut was said to inflicted severe injury on his fathers' head which caused the deceased to be rushed to St. Mary’s hospital Ogurute where he died.

Both father and son were believed to have disagreed over an issue which  has not been determined as investigation is still on

Body of the deceased Mr. Benjamin Onyeke has been deposited at the General Hospital mortuary Ogurute Enugu Ezike for Autopsy

In a similar development a suspect Chidi Agbo of Ette Center in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu state have been arrested by the state command operatives for allegedly beating her mother to death over a yet to be identified issue.

It was gathered that the mother identified as one virginia Agbo met her untimely death on Monday April 27th in the hands of her son who allegedly beat her over a disagreement. The mothers' lifeless body was later found lying on the bed.

The police say the suspect is helping the police in their investigations while the dead body of the deceased has been deposited at the General Hospital Mortuary at Ogurute Enugu Ezike.