A
couple whose twin boys were found dead in a deep freezer in their house on
Saturday in Egbu, Otolo Nnewi of Anambra State, have said they did not want the
matter to be made a Police case.
The
parents of the twins, Mr. and Mrs. Nwachukwu Onwe, from Ebonyi State, Punch correspondent gathered, had taken their late children, Peter and Paul, for
burial in their home town.
A
source close to the family who pleaded anonymity said, “The whole thing is
confusing. The man and the wife said they wouldn’t want to make the matter a
Police case. “They
have taken their children for burial in Isiagu, Ebonyi State. They rejected our
advice for autopsy. We are confused.”
The
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Haruna Mohammed, confirmed
the story.
He
said, “The father of the children are not helping matters. He said he would not
want to make the matter a Police case. He has asked the Police to release his
children to him for burial.”
Asked
whether that would be the end of investigation, the PPRO said, “No;” affirming
that investigation would continue while assuring that the perpetrators would be
brought to book.
Peter
and Paul were reportedly found lifeless in an abandoned deep freezer in their
apartment on Saturday.
The
situation confounded members of the community, as they suspected ritual
killing.
It
was gathered that the deceased children, aged six, had returned to their
mother’s shop after school on Friday before their mum instructed them to go home
and change their clothes before coming back to the shop for their lunch, but
they did not return.
A
family source said, “The mother became worried after waiting for a while for
them to come back as instructed, and quickly rushed home to find out what might
have kept them back.
“But
to her surprise, she didn’t see any of them at home.”
“The
man and his wife, together with some of us, started going from house to house,
asking if anybody knew about the children’s whereabouts, but all efforts were
to no avail..
“It
was the following morning that the lifeless bodies of the twins were found
inside an abandoned freezer.”
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