Lifeless bodies of 3 siblings found inside family’s deep freezer
Three siblings, a five-year-old boy and two girls, aged seven and nine were tragically killed by criminals in Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Saturday.
Accoridng to report, the children were at home eating when the assailants struck, killing them and hiding their bodies in a deep freezer in one of the rooms.
Eyewitnesses revealed that the children’s mother, Chikazor Ejezie, a lecturer and nurse, had gone out for an examination, while their father, Ejezie Udochukwu, was away working in Edo State at the time of the incident.
When their mother returned home, she was alarmed to find the house wide open—an unusual occurrence, as the children always locked the door when leaving. After searching the house, she found their lifeless bodies in the freezer. “We believe they were killed and placed inside the freezer,” an eyewitness said.
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Devastated by the news, Udochukwu rushed to Nnewichi after receiving a call from his wife. He explained that when she returned home, the children were missing, and a search was conducted, even at the church where they served as altar boys and girls. Eventually, the deep freezer was opened, revealing their bodies.
“We live in a bungalow with two tenants and our landlord. The children were eating when the attackers came around noon, and the plates were left behind, suggesting they left in a hurry,” Udochukwu said.
The case was reported to the Central Police Station in Nnewi, and the police have since launched an investigation. The bodies have been moved to the morgue for examination.
SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the state Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident and said the Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Itam, had ordered a full investigation into the crime.
“The bodies have been recovered, and the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Awka for further probe,” Ikenga stated.
The residents of Nnewichi are calling for justice, hoping for a thorough investigation to bring the perpetrators to account.
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