Tragedy struck in Umuagu Inyi, in the Oji River Local Government area of Enugu State as a man, Somadina Orji, was accused of his mother and sister and burying them in a shallow grave in their backyard.
The victims were identified as Mrs Charity Orji (mother) and Miss Ukamaka Orji (sister).
NIGERIACRIME gathered that the accused, an indigene of Igboariam, Anambra State, perpetrated the evil act on Monday, December 4, 2023.
According to reports, Somadina’s younger sister had been missing for weeks.
Somadina had an issue with his younger brother and wanted to hit him but their mother, a native of Inyi, stopped him and asked him to leave her house.
However, a community leader in Inyi, Mr Ben Obi, disclosed that the mother went for a condolence visit at Akpugoeze and upon her return in the afternoon, the son, Somadina, killed and buried her in a shallow grave at their backyard.
He said that when the younger brother came back and was looking for the mother, he suspected something and raised an alarm.
“When the villagers gathered at the compound upon interrogation, Somadina confessed that he had killed the mother.”
He also confessed that he killed the younger sister some weeks ago. Barrister Ben also said that when the police were invited, the remains of the mother and of the sister were exhumed and deposited at the mortuary while the suspect was arrested.
Ben also explained that Charity, until her death, was a hustling woman who sells fufu to feed her family.
Lamenting the high use of hard drugs in the Community, Ben said that the absence of governing bodies in the community such as the traditional ruler, town union and president-general to help the government in checkmating the use of hard drugs led to the incident.
He called on the government to come to their rescue to avoid issues like this in the future.
Also condemning the act, the coordinating president-general in Oji River, Mr Ejike Tasie, said the use of hard drugs in the Inyi Community is alarming, calling on the anti-drug agency in Oji River to help them to check the use of these drugs in their various communities in the local government.
Confirming the incident, the Command’s spokesperson DSP Daniel Ndukwe, said the suspect had been arrested and an investigation was still ongoing.
Ndukwe said that immediately after the investigation is concluded he would be arraigned in court.
“The suspect has been arrested and the case is under investigation. The suspect would be prosecuted once investigations are concluded.”