The police in Ebonyi
State have arrested a 22-year-old man, Udoka Onwe, for allegedly killing
his 60-year-old father, Mr. Peter Onwe, and uncle, Mr. James Elum, 52,
in Umuogodo-Akpu Ngbo in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state.
Investigations revealed that upon interrogation by the police, Onwe , who is the
founder and pastor at Christ Rimites Church, confessed to killing his
father and uncle on the suspicion that they were wizards who wanted to
use occult means to kill him.
The Police Public
Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Sylvester Igbo, who confirmed the
incident, said the alleged murder was carried out on Thursday, around
5am.
Igbo said the matter was
reported at Ohaukwu Police Station by a woman, Mrs. Onyemaechi Onwe,
from Umuogodo-Akpu Ngbo village in the area.
He said as soon as investigation was completed, the suspect would be charged to court.
He said, “This morning
(Thursday), around 5am, a case of murder was reported at Ohaukwu Police
Station by a woman, Mrs. Onyemaechi Onwe, from Umuogodo-Akpu Ngbo
village in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state.
“She reported that one
Udoka Onwe, male, 22 years, murdered his father and uncle. The suspect
has a church called Christ Rimites Church and when he was asked the
reason he murdered his father and uncle, he said that they were wizards
and that they wanted to kill him.
“He has been arrested and he is still
with the police. The corpses of the deceased have been taken to Ngbo
General Hospital mortuary where an autopsy is expected to be carried out
on the bodies.”
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