one Mr. Udoka Onwe, 22, for allegedly killing his father, Mr. Peter
Onwe. Elum, 60 and uncle, Mr. James Elum, 52, fro Umuogodo Akpu Ngbo
of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state.
We learnt that on interrogation by the police, the suspect confessed
that he decided to kill his
father and uncle because they were wizards and wanted to use
witchcraft to kill him, saying he killed them before they could kill
him.At a briefing, Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Deputy
Superintendent of Police, DSP Sylvester Igbo, who confirmed the murder
incident, said that it occurred about 5:am of the penultimate day. He
said the matter was reported to Ohaukwu police station Mrs. Onyemaechi
Onwe from Umuogodo Akpu Ngbo village of the local government area,
noting that the suspect would soon be charged to court as
investigations were still on to ascertain motive behind the dastardly
act.
He said: "5 am this morning, 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, m, 22 years murdered his father and
Uncle. The suspect has a church called Christ Rimites Church, CRC, and
when he was asked the reason he murdered his father and uncle, he said
that they were wizards and that they want to use occultic means 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 where
an autopsy is
expected to be carried on the bodies."