An
undergraduate of Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State, Chijioke
Ezebuiro, was paraded yesterday July 22nd by the Abia State Police
Command for allegedly killing his 87 year old father, Dr. Emmanuel
Ezebuiro. This sad event comes barely three weeks after 21 year old
Tolani Ajayi killed his 60 year old father inside the Redeemed Christian
Church of God campground. While parading Chijioke before newsmen, the
state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Geoffrey Ogbonna said
Chijioke is the chief suspect in his father's death because he was the
only one around when the deceased was brutally murdered on June 30th at
his home in Umuoriehi, Isingwu in Umuahia North LGA of Abia
state. According to his elder brother's statement to the police,
Chijioke had often threatened to kill their father. The elder brother
said he left their father and Chijioke at home to drop off his children
at school only to return to find their father in the pool of his own
blood.
He
immediately called the police after Chijioke could not explain what
happened to their father. Police preliminary reports shows that there
was no evidence of someone else gaining access into the home when the
octogenarian was murdered. During his interrogation, Chijioke claimed he
was having his bath when his father was murdered. "After taking my bath
as I was going towards my room I saw people screaming in my father’s
room, so I decided to go inside to know what was happening there. When I
went there I saw my brother and my cousin in my father’s room and I saw
my dad on top of his bed. I was shocked to see blood on his head. I was
so scared I had to go down stairs to call one of my cousins. When I
came back with him we were asking them what happened none of them told
us anything. He told us to go down stairs the next thing was for me to
see police coming to arrest me, took me to the police station, saying I
am a murderer, that’s all.” he said. He denied ever threatening his
life, maintaining they had a good relationship.
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