Photo: Police hunt man who killed siblings, hacked two in Edo state

The Edo State police command has launched a manhunt for 50 year old
Mike Okeze, for allegedly hacking two children to death and viciously
attacking two others.

According to a report by Punch, Okeze stormed the home of his
neighbour, Oliver Udeh, last Wednesday September 17th in Okha II
community, off Old Sapele Road in the Ikpoba-Okha LGA of Edo State,
and attacked his children with a machete. He killed Udeh's two
children, Destiny (3years) and Samson (6years). He then attacked two
other children, Goodness (4years - pictured left) and Gift (8years -
pictured right). He severed Goodness' arm and tore the nose of Gift.
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According to the Edo state Police spokesman, Noble Uwoh, Okeze, who is
currently on the run, attacked the children inside their home after he
had a disagreement with their mother, Chinyere Udeh. He said Okeze
immediately fled the scene but a manhunt has been launched by the
state Police command

"The suspect murdered the two children in his neighbour's apartment,
following a misunderstanding between him and the Udehs. The man
actually had a misunderstanding with the wife and the man went to her
house and murdered a six-year-old boy and another three-year-old boy.
The same suspect went ahead to inflict injuries on two other children
of that woman who are currently undergoing treatment, while two
corpses have been deposited in the mortuary. The injured ones are Gift
Oliver, eight years, and Goodness Oliver, four years. The suspected
killer fled the scene, but investigation is ongoing and efforts are
being made to locate and arrest the man. We have launched a manhunt
for him." he said Speaking about the sad incident, Oliver Udeh, who
hails from Enugu state, said Okeze was initially going to attack his
wife, Chinyere, but when she ran to get help from Neighbors, he
descended on their young children
"The man attacked four of my children with a cutlass. Two died, while
the remaining two are at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. I
have six children. My other two boys and my wife escaped from the man.
The corpses of the two who died are at the Stella Obasanjo Hospital,
Benin. It was my wife that he wanted to kill. But she ran away to call
our neighbors.
When they arrived at my house, he ran away into the bush and we have
yet to find him. I didn't have any problem with him. But my wife told
me that he hated my children. So, when I traveled, he attacked my
family with a cutlass and killed two of my children." he said