A tragic incident unfolded in Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Saturday when unknown assailants killed three siblings—a five-year-old boy and two girls aged seven and nine.
Reports indicate that the attackers entered their home while the children were eating, murdered them, and then concealed their bodies inside a deep freezer in one of the rooms.
Eyewitnesses reported that their mother, Chikazor Ejezie, a lecturer and nurse, had stepped out for an examination, while their father, who works in Edo State, was also away during the incident.
“When their mother returned, she found the house unusually wide open, as the children always locked the door when going out.
“After searching frantically, their lifeless bodies were eventually discovered in the freezer. Investigations suggest they were killed and placed inside,” one eyewitness recounted.
Speaking on Monday, the father of the deceased, Ejezie Udochukwu, said he was in Edo State when his wife called to inform him of the tragedy, prompting him to rush back to Nnewichi.
Udochukwu stated, “When my wife arrived home, she couldn’t find the children. She and others searched for them, even at the church where they served as altar boys and girls, but there was no sign of them.
“Eventually, in desperation, they opened the deep freezer, and that’s where their bodies were discovered. We live in a bungalow with two tenants and our landlord. The children were eating when the attackers struck around noon; there were still plates of food, suggesting they had been left in a hurry.
“Their bodies have been taken to the morgue, and the case has been reported to the Central Police Station in Nnewi. The police are investigating. I am devastated—three of my children were killed simultaneously by unknown assailants.”
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, stated that the Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Itam, has ordered a comprehensive investigation.
“The bodies have been recovered, and the CP has assigned the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Awka for a thorough inquiry. More details will be provided later,” Ikenga added.
Meanwhile, residents of Nnewichi are demanding a thorough investigation and justice for the murdered children.