A 65-year-old hunter, Uchechukwu Nweke has allegedly shot himself to death after killing his 55-year-old wife, Patricia, and 29-year-old son Obinna.
The incident occurred on Thursday at Omanuke village in Awka North Local Government of Anambra State.
Haruna Mohammed, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), said in a statement that Nweke shot his wife with a single-barrel gun and burnt his house along with his son, before shooting himself with the same gun.
He stated that the Chairman of the Amunike community vigilante who reported the incident on Thursday said it happened at about 3 a.m.
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“The chairman also reported that the deceased hunter burnt his house along with his son named Obinna Nweke, 29, in a circumstances yet to be ascertained, before shooting himself using the same gun,” he stated.
Mohammed said detectives from Achalla Police Station visited the scene and rushed the man, his wife and the son to Uche Hospital, Isuanocha, where they were certified dead.
According to him, the bodies were deposited at the hospital’s morgue for autopsy. The spokesman said the command had launched a full investigation into the incident.
