Man Who Killed 4-Year-Old Son With Cutlass Lands in Police Net

Posted by African Examiner African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State Saturday, July 11th, 2020

From Ignatius Okpara, Awka

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra state police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, identified as Christian Alisigwe of Ihite Azia in Ihiala council Area of the state for using cutlass to kill his 4-year-old son, Ebubechukwu Alisigwe.

It was gathered that after committing the abominable act Thursday, the evil father, buried the dead body of the child in a shallow grave.

According to the Command’s Spokesman, Mr. Haruna Mohammed, who disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Awka, said the corpse has been exhumed and deposited in a morgue, while the suspect has been arrested.

He said, “On the 9/07/2020, at about 3:21:pm, Police operatives attached to Azia Police Station arrested one Christian Alisigwe ‘m’ aged 35 years of ihite Azia in Ihiala LGA of Anambra State.

The “Suspect allegedly used a cutlass and killed his own biological son namely, Ebubechukwu Alisigwe ‘m’ aged 4 years of the same address and buried the corpse in a shallow grave at his compound.

“Meanwhile, police detectives visited the Scene, exhumed the corpse and deposited same at Abam mortuary for autopsy after it was certified dead by a medical doctor.”

The Anambra PPRO revealed that the case had been transferred to State CID Awka, while a discreet investigation into the reason for the action had commenced.