Three children were yesterday found dead inside a freezer in their home at Nnewichi village in Nnewi North local government area of Anambra state.
Their parents had gone to work leaving them at home only to come back after work and could not see their children and after several search they discovered the bodies of their children inside a the freezer in their rented apartment.
The three deceased children are ta boy aged 5, and two girls aged 7 and 9 respectively, were allegedly murdered and inserted into a deep freezer at a residence in Nnewichi, Nnewi, Anambra state, by a yet to be identified assailants.
The eldest of the siblings, a girl, Ejezie Chikaime Daviana, with the second daughter, Ejezie Chimziterem Dominica and the only son, Ejezie Chimdilim David, were in the house when their mother, Mrs Chikazor Ejezie, said to be a lecturer and a nurse, left the house to partake in an examination on the fateful day, it was gathered.
On return from the examination, the mother met the house widely opened as it was unusual as the children always locked the door whenever they went out in the absence of their parents.
According to the father of the deceased siblings, Mr Ejezie Udochukwu, who is based in Irrua, Edo State, said he was called and told about the incident by his wife and he had to rush to Nnewichi..
“My wife told me after searching for the kids by herself and a search party, without success, in despair the deep freezer was opened and behold, the dead bodies of the kids were there.
“In the house, bungalow where we live with two tenants and the landlord, the kids were eating when the assailants stormed the house at about noon as there was traces of food in plates that were like forcefully abandoned.
“The corpses of the kids have been deposited at a morgue and the police, CPS Nnewi, is where we reported the matter and the police are investigating. You can see that I am completely devastated. My three kids killed same time by yet to be identified assailants
Meanwhile the compound of the incident has been sealed to assist investigation in the matter.
Confirming this incident the Police Public Relations Officer SP Tochikwu Ikenga said that the Police Commissioner Nnaghe Obono Itam has ordered that the matter be transferred to the State Investigation Department for further and more detailed investigation.
