A woman identified as Blessing in Obuno Umuochefu, Igbo-Ukwu in Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra state has been arrested for unjustifiably sending four children to their early grave on the 15th of January.
We gathered that the four children she strangled, Chukwuebuka (13), Chukwumelum (6), Obumneme (3) and 15-month-old Chinenyenwa, belonged to her lover, Mr. Ogechukwu Okonkwo.
After having carried out her deadly mission, the woman allegedly sat beside the dead bodies, waited for the return of their parents, and launched an attack on their mother, Mrs Nwanneka Okonkwo.
Narrating the tragic incident, the mother who is still recuperating at Ekwulumili Health Centre, Anambra, confirmed that she was indeed hit by the suspect.
The bereaved mother disclosed that the eldest of her children, Chukwuebuka, was the first victim, adding that his lifeless body was found inside an underground tank in the compound.
“I was to go for a burial ceremony with my husband at Ukpor on that fateful day and the children went to school.
We had stayed barely one hour at the burial ceremony when my husband said we should go home. But before we left, my husband’s phone rang and I heard him say, ‘I’m in a burial’. So, as we got close to our home, his phone rang again and he told the caller that we were not back yet. I didn’t ask him who the caller was as we rode straight to the house.” She narrated that on arriving the house, they found that the underground tank which they rarely use, was opened.
We had stayed barely one hour at the burial ceremony when my husband said we should go home. But before we left, my husband’s phone rang and I heard him say, ‘I’m in a burial’. So, as we got close to our home, his phone rang again and he told the caller that we were not back yet. I didn’t ask him who the caller was as we rode straight to the house.” She narrated that on arriving the house, they found that the underground tank which they rarely use, was opened.
“I became apprehensive because we don’t keep it open. I called Ebuka but there was no response. I ran into the sitting room and saw the three younger ones lying on the floor as if they were asleep. ” She said
The children were discovered dead after Mrs Okonkwo tried waking them up to “ascertain the whereabouts of their brother”
There were marks of human nails on their necks that showed that they were strangled. One of them had faeces in his anus, she disclosed.
“I cried to my husband that the children were dead and I concluded that since the three were dead, Ebuka might be inside the well. My husband started crying and moved towards our bedroom”
The suspect, Blessing emerged from the bedroom and tried playing a consulatory to Mr. Okonkwo.
The suspect, Blessing emerged from the bedroom and tried playing a consulatory to Mr. Okonkwo.
“I advanced towards her and demanded from her, where she kept Ebuka’s body because I had seen the others she killed. I held her and she gripped me. When I freed myself from her grip, I rushed to lock one of the two gates and raised the alarm until neighbours came.” Mrs okonkwo concluded.
Eyewitnesses disclosed that the suspect was on the verge of being lynched by the youth in the community when the police and the local vigilante arrived.
Mr. Okonkwo confirmed that he had been dating the suspect, and had been battling to stop.
Mr. Okonkwo confirmed that he had been dating the suspect, and had been battling to stop.
Confirming the tragic incident, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Anambra State, Mr Emeka Chukwuemeka, stated that the State’s Criminal Investigation Department was looking into the case.
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