Man Butchers Neighbour’s 2 Children in Edo; Injures 2 Others

SHOCK and disbelief gripped the people of Okha community in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, on Wednesday evening, as a man reportedly killed two children of his neighbour.

The man, simply identified as Mike, was said to have hacked two of the children, aged three and nine months, to death with a machete.

Not done with his thirst for blood, the assailant attacked two other children of the family, aged five and seven, cutting off their nose and wrist, respectively, before fleeing the scene of crime.

The other two children were later rushed to the Accident and Emergency Ward of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), where they are currently receiving medical attention.
Medical doctors at the hospital said the condition of the two children are “stable but critical.”

The father of the children, identified as Mr Oliver from Enugu State, was said to be away from home at the time of the incident, but his wife, Chinyere, reportedly fled for her life.

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The assailant, who residents said lived in the same building with the Olivers, was said to have had a long-standing quarrel with his neighbours before the incident.

Though the incident was reported at the New Etete Police Station, spokesman of the Edo State police command, Noble Uwoh, declined knowledge of the incident when contacted on Thursday.