There
was apprehension, yesterday, in Oleh, Isoko South Local Government Area
of Delta State, following the killing of a retired soldier and his wife
by their 32-year-old lunatic daughter.
Sources
said the retired Army Warrant Officer, Mr Jonah Elili, and his wife
gave up the ghost after they were hit with a pestle by the daughter
whose name was given as Elo.
The
lifeless bodies of the retired soldier, 75 and his wife, 65, were
reportedly discovered in the early hours of yesterday by a neighbour who
had gone to purchase some items from the deceased couple’s shop.
A
source who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the neighbour had,
after knocking at their door for several minutes without response,
peeped into the house and was shocked to find the husband and wife lying
in a pool of blood.
The
source said the woman raised alarm which drew the attention of people
in the neighbourhood, adding that the last they knew or heard about the
family was when the retired Warrant Officer came out to drag his
daughter who ran outside naked, back into the house and locked her up.
According
to the eye witness, the couple was blessed with seven children (two
boys and five girls), including the one that was afflicted with insanity
who had been roaming about the community.
Meanwhile,
the said Elo had been detained at the Oleh Police Station. She was
alleged to have told detectives that she reportedly killed her parents
because they hated her.
“My
parents hate me. They locked me up in a room where they first hit me
before I retaliated with a pestle. I saw blood and that is all I know,”
Elo reportedly said.
A
senior Police officer in Oleh confirmed the story, saying a signal had
been sent to the appropriate authority just as the matter was being
transferred to the state police headquarters in Asaba for further
investigations.
Source: Vanguard
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