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Man kills four children, maid, self over wife’s infidelity

In the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State’s Ntueke Street, Awada Obosi, tragedy struck on Saturday when 47-year-old Stephen Nnadiogo killed his four children, his housekeeper, and himself.

According to reports, Nnadiogo killed the victims with a knife before killing himself.

The housekeeper, Ogechi, was reportedly 18 years old and the four kids ranged in age from two to ten. The victims were all natives of Isu Njaba in Imo State.

Nnadiogo and his wife, 32-year-old Chika, reportedly had a tense marriage due to his accusations of her having an affair, according to PUNCH Metro.

When they disagreed, Chika allegedly told her husband that she had not given birth to the children for him.

According to a witness who requested anonymity, Chika was at her pharmacy at around 8.45 p.m. when chaos broke out.

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He remarked, “Whenever the marriage experienced problems, the wife would claim that he wasn’t the children’s biological father.

She said that her husband’s impotence was the reason she had extramarital encounters. She would respond by being called a prostitute and an unsatisfactory woman by the male.

“On Saturday, as the wife and their four children left the house for the evening to open her pharmacy, her husband contacted each of the kids in turn. He carefully scrutinized their faces before starting to stab them with a knife.

According to the report, Nnadiogo killed the housekeeper by chasing her around his flat after killing all of his children.

“He took his own life by ingesting poison while hiding himself in one of the apartments in the four-story building where they lived.
The insider continued, “He told her (Chika) to leave and remain with the biological father of her children just before he killed himself.

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Martin Mbajunwa, the Awada Divisional Police Officer, verified the occurrence and stated that an inquiry was continuing.

He said, “The victims’ bodies have been placed in a morgue.”

Nkeiruka Nwode, the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, informed one of our correspondents that Nnadiogo had just been released from an Abia State psychiatric facility.

She added that the command was awaiting the autopsy report and that the police had not yet determined the incident’s immediate cause.

“I was at the incident’s scene yesterday (Saturday) and today,” she claimed. (Sunday). I’m unable to provide a detailed account of what transpired at this time. Whatever occurred is beyond explanation. To get further information, it is advisable to wait for the medical reports. The man allegedly just got out of an Arochukwu, Abia State, mental institution.

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Nwode claimed it was too soon to disclose the letter’s contents, but he did say the individual dropped a letter before performing the act.

“We have taken custody of the woman, and she has made statements,” the PPRO continued. We’ve sealed off the area and are awaiting the results of the autopsy.

“We’ll inform the public as soon as the investigations are finished. The man had consumed poison when the police arrived. He was unconscious but still breathing. The man was mute. The weapon he used to stab the victims to death was found. The last floor of a four-story structure housed the family. He passed away before we could bring him downstairs.

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