{"id":90643,"date":"2022-01-12T18:51:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=90643"},"modified":"2022-01-12T18:51:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:51:27","slug":"enugu-police-arrest-man-for-murdering-three-daughters-dumping-their-bodies-in-freezer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/enugu-police-arrest-man-for-murdering-three-daughters-dumping-their-bodies-in-freezer\/","title":{"rendered":"Enugu: Police Arrest Man For Murdering Three Daughters, Dumping Their Bodies In Freezer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Police in Enugu has unravelled the mystery of three children earlier declared missing.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">This is on account of deep investigation which led to arrest of the suspect who happens to be the father of the said missing kids.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The suspect, Mr Ifeanyi Amadikwa<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">aged 52, is currently cooling his feet in police custody for allegedly killing three of his daughters at Emene area of Enugu State.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The suspect was arrested on 4th January by operatives of Enugu Metro Area Command after he maimed\u00a0 and killed his three children and dumped their remains in a spoilt freezer.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In a statement by Enugu Police Comand PRO, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, the victims included Chidalum Amadikwa aged 11 (who is his step-daughter), Amarachi Amadikwa aged 8 and Ebubechukwu Amadikwa aged 4.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The\u00a0 Policestatement reads:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cPolice Operatives attached to Enugu Metro Area Command of Enugu State Police Command, on 04\/01\/2022 at about 1930hrs, arrested one male suspect, Ifeanyi Amadikwa aged 52, of 74 Nkwubor Road, Emene, Enugu, for allegedly murdering and dumping in a spoilt deep freezer fridge, his three (3) female tender children namely: Chidalum Amadikwa aged 11 (who is his step-daughter), Amarachi Amadikwa aged 8 and Ebubechukwu Amadikwa aged 4.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cPreliminary investigation showed that the suspect\u2019s wife and mother of the children, went to the market with her only male child on 04\/01\/2022, leaving the others in the suspect\u2019s custody. She however, came back in the evening hours of the said date and could not find any of the three children. But while searching for them, the suspect drew her attention to the said fridge he had brought back home from his shop on 02\/01\/2022 and kept in their apartment\u2019s varenda. And on a closer observation, the lifeless bodies of the children were found in the fridge with bruises, suggesting that they might have been murdered and dumped in the fridge.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cMeanwhile, the lifeless bodies of the children were immediately moved to the hospital, where they were confirmed dead by medical doctors on duty, and deposited in the mortuary for preservation and autopsy.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cTo this end, the Commissioner of Police, CP Abubakar Lawal, fdc, while commiserating with the mother, relatives and friends of the deceased children, has assured commitment to thoroughly investigate the case and ensure that justice prevails. In view of this, he has ordered the Deputy Commissioner in-charge of the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (State CID for short) to conduct a conclusive investigation into the case and ensure everyone found culpable is brought to book.\u201d<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police in Enugu has unravelled the mystery of three children earlier declared missing. 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