The Amutenyi village in Obollo-Afor community, Udenu local government area of Enugu state has been thrown into mourning following the death of five family members in an apartment in the community.
A statement by the Enugu state Police command, issued Sunday, confirmed the incident, noting that the victims had been deposited in the morgue for autopsy to unravel cause of their deaths.
According to the statement, the names of the victims are; Mrs. Chinyere Odoh, her two children: Udochukwu Odoh ‘f’ aged seven and Chukwuemeka Odoh ‘m’ aged four, as well as her two sisters: Martina Ezeme and Ngozi Ezeme.”
“We learnt that the man returned in the morning found his house still locked inside. He knocked and called out, nothing. He also called his wife’s phone number, it was ringing inside without response.
“He called his neighbours who told him to break open the door. It was after that the they found the lifeless bodies. All five were already dead.
“The two are the man’s only children while the other two deceased are sisters to the wife. One of them was taken for autopsy while the rest have been deposited in the mortuary”.
Meanwhile, the command said a preliminary investigation revealed that the said deceased persons went to bed the previous night and were not seen in the morning. “However, their lifeless bodies were found in two separate rooms they slept in, when police officials from Udenu Police Division of the Command, who swiftly responded to a distress call on the incident, forced-opened the doors of the rooms.
“They were immediately moved to the hospital and confirmed dead by doctors on duty, and their corpses deposited in the mortuary for preservation and autopsy. Further development will be communicated,” the statement said.