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.
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.
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