Policeman kills self, after shooting wife, daughters

:A Nigerian Police Corporal, Anthony
Ugwuoke, on Sunday at Edda Village,
Ugwuachara in Ebonyi Local Government
Area of Ebonyi state, shot himself dead after
shooting his wife, Nkechi, and two daughters.
Ugwuoke’s wife and daughters are in critical
condition at the Federal Teaching Hospital,
Abakaliki (FETHA), where neighbours rushed
them after the incident, according to the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
The late policeman was attached to the B’
Operations unit of the Police Command in
Ebonyi and was an orderly to a High Court judge in the state.
Mr Sylvester Igbo, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed the incident but
added that no clue had been established on the motive for the action.
“Investigations into the matter are on-going as we would ensure we get to its root.
“The body of the late officer has, however, been deposited at FETHA mortuary,” he said.
Chief Jones Igboke, a community leader in the area, expressed sadness over the incident and
called on the police to unravel the mystery surrounding it.