The police command in Anambra says suspected gunmen have killed three siblings and dumped their bodies in a freezer in Nnewichi, Nnewi north LGA of Anambra.
Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson in Anambra, told TheCable that the bodies of the children were recovered from the freezer and deposited at a morgue.
Ikenga said the command has launched a probe into the incident, noting that no suspect has been arrested.
He said Nnaghe Itam, the commissioner of police in Anambra, has ordered that the case be transferred to the state criminal investigation department in Awka, the state capital, for further investigation.
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The police spokesperson added that further information would be communicated.
“The incident happened on Sunday; we are interrogating the parents to help us with leads on possible suspects. As of now, we do not have any suspect in custody,” Ikenga said.
“The bodies have been recovered, and the CP has ordered we transfer the case to the state criminal investigation department in Awka for a thorough investigation.
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More details will be shared later.”
The siblings—a five-year-old boy and two girls aged seven and nine—were reportedly killed by the assailants who invaded their home while they were eating.
Their mother was said to have found the bodies in the freezer in one of the rooms after she returned home.
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