State, Chijioke Ezebuiro, was paraded yesterday July 22nd by the Abia
State Police Command for allegedly killing his 87-year-old father, Dr.
Emmanuel Ezebuiro.
This sad event comes barely three weeks after 21 year old Tolani Ajayi
killed his 60 year old father inside the Redeemed Christian Church of
God campground.
While parading Chijioke before newsmen, the state Police Public
Relations Officer, Mr. Geoffrey Ogbonna said Chijioke is the chief
suspect in his father's death because he was the only one around when
the deceased was brutally murdered on June 30th at his home in
Umuoriehi, Isingwu in Umuahia North LGA of Abia state.
According to his elder brother's statement to the police, Chijioke had
often threatened to kill their father. The elder brother said he left
their father and Chijioke at home to drop off his children at school
only to return to find their father in the pool of his own blood. He
immediately called the police after Chijioke could not explain what
happened to their father.
Police preliminary reports shows that there was no evidence of someone
else gaining access into the home when the octogenarian was murdered.
During his interrogation, Chijioke claimed he was having his bath when
his father was murdered.
"After taking my bath as I was going towards my room I saw people
screaming in my father's room, so I decided to go inside to know what
was happening there.
When I went there I saw my brother and my cousin in my father's room
and I saw my dad on top of his bed. I was shocked to see blood on his
head. I was so scared I had to go down stairs to call one of my
cousins. When I came back with him we were asking them what happened
none of them told us anything. He told us to go down stairs the next
thing was for me to see police coming to arrest me, took me to the
police station, saying I am a murderer, that's all." he said.
He denied ever threatening his life, maintaining they had a good relationship.
Source: Punch
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