A 52-year-old man, Ifeanyi Amadikwa, has been arrested by the operatives of the Enugu State Police Command for allegedly killing his two biological daughters and a step daughter.
It was gathered that the father dumped the corpses of his three daughters in an unused deep freezer in the house.
The girls were Chidalum Amadikwa aged 11 (who is his step-daughter), Amarachi Amadikwa aged 8 and Ebubechukwu Amadikwa aged 4.
Amadikwa was said to have killed his daughters after his wife and mother of the children left them in his care and went to the market with the only son.
The incident happened at 74 Nkwubor Road, Emene Enugu.
The suspect was arrested by the Enugu Metro Area Command of Enugu State Police Command, where he is currently being detained.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed the incident, disclosed:
“Police operatives attached to Enugu Metro Area Command of Enugu State Police Command, on January 4, 2022, at about 7:30 p.m., 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 female tender children namely Chidalum Amadikwa aged 11 (who is his step-daughter), Amarachi Amadikwa aged 8 and Ebubechukwu Amadikwa aged 4.”
