The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Chukwuemeka Obijiofor for killing his wife and child with a shovel.
In the Tuesday incident, the 28-year-old also wounded a vigilante member who tried to stop him from killing the victims.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Haruna Mohammed made the disclosure in a Wednesday statement.
He said, “On Tuesday at about 7.45pm, police operatives attached to Ozubulu Police Station arrested one Chukwuemeka Obijiofor aged 28 years, of Ofufe Nza village in Ekwusigo LGA of Anambra State.
“Suspect allegedly ran amok in circumstances yet to be ascertained and attacked his wife, one Chisom Chukwuemeka, aged 26 years, and own child, Amanda Chukwuemeka, aged 4 years, both of same address, with a shovel on their heads.
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“Suspect equally used the same object and wounded a vigilante man who tried to rescue the victims.
“Police detectives visited the scene and rushed the victims to Joint Hospital, Ozubulu, for medical attention where the two victims were certified dead by a medical doctor on arrival.
“The wounded vigilante is responding to treatment, while the corpses of the victims were deposited at the hospital’s morgue for autopsy.”
The Anambra police spokesman stated that the Commissioner of Police, had directed DPO at Ozubulu to transfer the case to State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka, for a discreet investigation to unravel the actual cause of the incident.