A 27-year-old man, Mr Chijioke Nwenyi, from Umuohi Okija in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State has reportedly murdered his stepbrother, Gregory, with a machete. Nwenyi was, however, arrested yesterday by the police. It was gathered that Gregory died during a fight with his step brother. When policemen got to the area on the day of the incident, they found Gregory in a pool of blood The body was later deposited at the Okija General Hospital by the police.
Similarly a middle-aged man, Tochukwu Maduekwe, from Nkpor in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state is on the run following the alleged murder of a tenant of his father. A witness said that Maduekwe (20) stabbed the tenant, David Anukenyi (42), following a squabble with his father over electricity bill brought by Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC). “The deceased was rushed to Iyienu General Hospital, Ogidi where he was pronounced dead on arrival,” the source said.
The matter was reported by his younger brother, one Chijioke Anukenyi, at the Ogidi Divisional Police Station. Both cases have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Awka. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Uche Ezeh, confirmed the incidents yesterday. The PPRO said that investigations into the cases were ongoing.
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