A young man, Mr. Somadina Orji has been arrested by the Enugu State Police Command for allegedly killing his mother, Mrs Charity Orji, and his sister, Miss Ukamaka Orji, and burying them in a shallow grave in their backyard in the state.
The suspect who hails from Igboariam in Anambra State, was said to have committed the offence on Monday, December 4, 2023, at Umuagu Inyi, in the Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State.
According to various reports and videos of the incident, the late Charity, a native of Inyi but married in Igboariam, Anambra State, had been living in her family house with her children for some years before she was killed by one of her sons.
A community leader in Inyi, Mr Ben Obi, who spoke to some journalists, stated that the problems started weeks ago when the suspect had an issue with the younger brother.
He said that the suspect had a fight with his younger brother but was stopped by the mother who reported the issue to her kinsmen.
Meanwhile, the younger sister had been missing for two weeks before he had the problem with the mother. The mother was said to have returned from a condolence visit at Akpugoeze, before her son, Somadina, killed and buried her in a shallow grave in their backyard.
The corpses were discovered after his younger brother came back and raised alarm on suspicions of a fowl play by his elder brother after discovering that their mother was missing.
