From Okey Sampson, Umuahia
It was tragedy galore these past few days in Abia State, following the reported killing in what is believed to be a reprisal attack on a man, who allegedly set his wife and three kids ablaze at their home in Asaumudim, Osisioma Ngwa Local Government of the state.
This is even as a suspected rapist, Nwabani, 33, has macheted a 14- year -old girl who is presently in coma at Obete Nchina Village, Ntighauzo community, Obingwa council area of the state.
The suspected murderer, Udochukwu was a shoemaker, who lived at Asaumudim with his family before the incident occurred.
There were two accounts to the incident. One account had it that the man was suspicious that his wife was having an affair with another man.
According to this account, the man was said to have poured fuel in his apartment while his wife and his three kids were sleeping and set them ablaze.
Another account had it that the man took the lives of his wife and three children as a result of hardship. This angle of the story had it that his wife had visited him at his shop earlier in the day of the incident to collect money for feeding, but the man was not able to meet his wife’s demand, resulting in some altercation.
Udochukwu was said to have returned home angry as a result of his wife’s approach which led him into committing the dastardly act.
Udochukwu ,who was arrested after the incident by some locals, was later found dead a day after the incident.
In another incident, a suspected rapist, Nwaubani, has macheted a 14 years old girl , who has been in coma at Obete Nchina Village, Ntighauzo community in Obingwa council area of the state.
The girl has gone to work in their farm with her mates in the village when they were attacked with a machete by Nwaubani.
The suspect allegedly attempted to rape Felicia,14,but he was resisted.
It was gathered that unable to have his way, the suspect allegedly pulled a machete and gave the girl deep cuts on her head, leg and hand;leaving her in the pool of her own blood and fled.
Father of the victim, Chijioke Anaba, said his family was alerted to the incident by Felicia’s mates,who escaped the attack.
He lamented that his daughter lost consciousness because of too much loss of blood .
Ababa,who said the incident had been reported to the police, expressed fear that
the suspect ,who hails from the same village with him may be released from custody to return to continue his attack on his family.
He further stated that the Police had told him that the suspect is mentally unstable ,which he said was not true.
He called on the wife of the the state Governor Mrs Priscilla Otti, to come to his daughter’s aid as she may be disabled following the deep machete cuts inflicted on her by the suspect.
Abia state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Maureen Chinaka in a statement, said the police received a report that the twin children (male and female) of one Chijioke John of Nchina in Obingwa LGA went to their farm to work.
However, while at the farm, one Nwaubani, 33,a resident of the same village, allegedly approached them armed with a machete.
“He reportedly grabbed the female twin, ordered her to lie down and remove her clothes. When she refused, the suspect allegedly attacked her with the machete, inflicting injuries on her head, back, and leg. Her twin brother managed to escape and ran home to report the incident”, the statement added.
Chinaka said the suspect was arrested and investigation has commenced .