Residents of Amutenyi village in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State were plunged into mourning on Sunday morning when the lifeless bodies of five family members were found in an apartment in the Obollo-Afor community.
FACTUAL NAIJA NEWS gathered that one Mrs.
Chinyere Odoh, her two children: 7-year-old Udochukwu Odoh, and 4-year-old Chukwuemeka
Odoh, including her two sisters: Martina Ezeme and Ngozi Ezeme went to bed on
Saturday night but died in their apartment before Sunday morning.
The State Police Command while confirming
the incident in a statement issued on Sunday by its Public Relations Officer,
Daniel Ndukwe said preliminary investigation revealed that the death of the
victims was not natural.
He said the lifeless bodies of the deceased
were found in two (2) separate rooms they slept in when Police Operatives from
Udenu Police Division of the Command were alerted and swiftly moved to the
area.
The PPRO further said the lifeless bodies
of the victims were immediately moved to the hospital and confirmed dead by
doctors on duty, and their corpses were deposited in the mortuary for
preservation and autopsy.
He promised that further development will
be communicated.
According to the PPRO, the Commissioner of
Police in the state, Ahmed Ammani, while describing the incident as unfortunate
and expressing his condolences to the family of the deceased persons, directed
that an investigation be thoroughly carried out and concluded within the
shortest possible time.