There was wind of sorrow on Friday, December 25, in Imilike-Agu, a community in Udenu local government area of Enugu state, after a youth identified as Anselm Ugwuoke, reportedly killed his 60-year-old father, Paulinus Ugwuoke.
The Punch reports that Anselm who is currently on the run killed his father on Christmas Day at about 10.00pm.
It was gathered that Anselm and some of his friends had a heated argument with his father in their family house, and in the process Anselm struck his father with a heavy object. Sources say the victim collapsed, and became unconscious and died shortly after.
It was further gathered that after observing that his father had died, Anselm and his friends took to their heels.
Speaking with newsmen, elder brother, Sunday Ugwuoke, said Anselm is yet to be arrested, adding that he was very shocked and saddened with the unfortunate incident. He urged the police to and other security agencies to make sure Anselm was apprehended and made to face the full wrath of the law.
He expressed believe that Anselm would not get away with the crime, saying: “I am still in shock over what has happened but I know we will still get Anselm.”
Confirming the sad incident, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, the state police command spokesman said the police was on Anselm’s trail already.
The force spokesman said the police was also investigating the incident, and that the corpse of the man had been deposited in a mortuary.
Amaraizu said an autopsy would be conducted on the corpse.
In a related development, four people reportedly lost their lives in an auto crash on Christmas Day in Umumba, Ezeagu, in Enugu state, along the Onitsha-Enugu expressway.
Reports have it that the accident involved two commercial buses which had a head on collision. Others sustained various degrees of injuries.
Mr Amaraizu confirming the accident also said the deceased include one of the commercial bus drivers, and three passengers. He said two of the dead passengers are children.
According to him, the driver and the three passengers were rushed to Our Saviour Hospital and Refuge Hospital, respectively, in the Ninth Mile area of Enugu, were they were eventually confirmed dead.
Amaraizu added that the corpses of the victims were deposited in the morgue at Our Saviour Hospital, adding that other injured passengers are receiving treatment in the hospitals.
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