Nigerian International Writer, Chimamanda Adichie’s Sister Murdered
Category: Crime News
Nigeria’s International renowned author, Chimamanda Adichie, has lost her
40-year-old sister, Mrs Nkiru Okoye.
Mrs Okoye, a mother of five,
was allegedly murdered by unknown persons and the development has heightened
tension in Abba community of Anambra State.
She was said to have
been killed without any cause.
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Her husband, the family and the
community are said to be demanding justice over her death.
On what
transpired, the husband of the deceased, Mr Emenike Okoye, said he was
preparing for work while his late wife (Nkiru) was preparing to travel home
(Abba) for a meeting of Umuada (Daughters of her kindred in Abba) when her
assailants stormed their house around 7-8am
“We did not do
anything. They overpowered us, beat us to stupor and left. Later when my
children have gone to school, they returned with some persons and dangerous
weapons, including axe.
“They dragged my wife outside the house,
hit and killed her with axe and chair. She fell and died. When I resisted
their move to drag me outside too, they broke my hand with an axe, dragged me
outside; hitting me with the axe all over my body until I passed out.
“You can see the cut on my eyes. They left me thinking that I was
also dead. But God helped me to wake up later. I reported the incident to our
local vigilante and they drove me to hospital,” he said
Emenike,
whose five children – two boys and three girls – are still between ages three
and 11, appealed for justice over the death of his 40-year-old wife.
“I’m
deeply in pain. My hand is broken. I cannot stand or sit down. My waist is
paining me. My head is heating like hot water. I cannot see well with my eyes.
I need serious medical attention,” he lamented.
Anambra Police
Public Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed the incident on Sunday.
He said investigations had already commenced on the matter while
some of his men had been deployed to the community to maintain law and order.
Tochukwu said the Police Command and other agencies would not
allow some criminal elements to disturb the peace existing in the state.
This sad
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