Police in Ebonyi state have arrested a middle-aged man identified as Chinasa Ogbaga for allegedly killing his two children and and leaving his third child with life-threatening injuries in Abakaliki Local Government.
Ogbaga who is a native of Egwuagu Okpuitumo community was seen sharpening his machete on Saturday, December 21 and reportedly slaughtered his six-year-old son Chikamso Ogbaga and four-year-old daughter Chizaram Ogbaga after taking them to a nearby bush one after another
According to reports, his two-year-old son Emmanuel Ogbaga who was left with life-threatening injuries was rushed to Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital (AE-FETHA), Abakaliki where he is receiving treatment.
New Telegraph reported that the mother of the suspect who got divorced from his wife in February 2019, claimed her son who resides in Onitsha, Anambra state is an Ogbanje (possessed by evil spirit).
She said; “I discovered recently that my son has an Ogbanje (was possessed by evil spirit). I think that must have been the cause of his action.”
