manhunt for 50 year old Mike Okeze, for allegedly
hacking two children to death and viciously attacking
two others.
According to a report by Punch, Okeze stormed the
home of his neighbour, Oliver Udeh, last Wednesday
September 17th in Okha II community, off Old Sapele
Road in the Ikpoba-Okha LGA of Edo State, and
attacked his children with a machete. He killed Udeh's
two children, Destiny (3years) and Samson (6years).
He then attacked two other children, Goodness
(4years - pictured left) and Gift (8years - pictured
right). He severed Goodness' arm and tore the nose
of Gift.
According to the Edo state Police spokesman, Noble
Uwoh, Okeze, who is currently on the run, attacked
the children inside their home after he had a
disagreement with their mother, Chinyere Udeh. He
said Okeze immediately fled the scene but a manhunt
has been launched by the state Police command
"The suspect murdered the two children in his
neighbour's apartment, following a
misunderstanding between him and the Udehs.
The man actually had a misunderstanding with
the wife and the man went to her house and
murdered a six-year-old boy and another three-
year-old boy. The same suspect went ahead to
inflict injuries on two other children of that
woman who are currently undergoing treatment,
while two corpses have been deposited in the
mortuary. The injured ones are Gift Oliver, eight
years, and Goodness Oliver, four years. The
suspected killer fled the scene, but investigation is
ongoing and efforts are being made to locate and
arrest the man. We have launched a manhunt for
him." he said
Speaking about the sad incident, Oliver Udeh, who
hails from Enugu state, said Okeze was initially going
to attack his wife, Chinyere, but when she ran to get
help from Neighbors, he descended on their young
children
"The man attacked four of my children with a
cutlass. Two died, while the remaining two are at
the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. I have
six children. My other two boys and my wife
escaped from the man. The corpses of the two
who died are at the Stella Obasanjo Hospital,
Benin. It was my wife that he wanted to kill. But
she ran away to call our neighbors. When they
arrived at my house, he ran away into the bush
and we have yet to find him. I didn't have any
problem with him. But my wife told me that he
hated my children. So, when I traveled, he
attacked my family with a cutlass and killed two of
my children." he said.
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