The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Ammani, has ordered the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (State CIID) to investigate and unravel the circumstances surrounding the sudden and unnatural death of one Mrs. Chinyere Odoh, her two children: Udochukwu Odoh ‘f’ aged 7 and Chukwuemeka Odoh ‘m’ aged 4, as well as her two sisters: Martina Ezeme and Ngozi Ezeme.
The deceased were found dead in their apartment at Amutenyi in Obollo-Afor community of Udenu Local Government Area, which was reported at about 9.25am of Saturday, October 08, 2022, according to a statement by the spokesperson of the Enugu State Police Command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe on Sunday.
“The Commissioner, while describing the incident as unfortunate and expressing his condolences to the family members and friends of the deceased persons, has further directed that the investigation be thoroughly carried out and concluded within the shortest possible time,” the statement said.
Meanwhile, the police said preliminary investigation revealed that the said deceased persons went to bed the previous night and were not seen in the morning.
“However, their lifeless bodies were found in two separate rooms they slept in, when Police Operatives from Udenu Police Division of the Command, who swiftly responded to a distress call on the incident, forced-opened the doors of the rooms.
“They were immediately moved to the hospital and confirmed dead by doctors on duty, and their corpses deposited in the mortuary for preservation and autopsy. Further development will be communicated,” the statement added.
