The Police in Anambra has said that from its investigations, there was no foul play in the death of a family of five persons at Oze village, Nkwelle Ezunaka but rather dangerous generator fumes (carbon monoxide) killed them
DSP Ikenga Tochukwu made this known in a statement on Friday.
He said, “On 17th July, 2023 at about 0400hours the lifeless bodies of a family of five were discovered in a bungalow at Oze Village, Nkwelle Ezunaka.
“Information in the public domain had it that they died the first night they moved into the new building.
“Names of the deceased were given as Ifeanyi Okoh, 32 years from Akebugu, Enugu State; his wife Chiamaka Okoh, 28 Years; Two of their children, Chinecherem Okoh, 3 Years, and Catherine Okoh, 2 Years as well as the mother of the wife, Anthonia Onwukube aged 56 years.
“A visit to the scene of the crime revealed a generator connected to the house electricity grid and kept in a confined space without proper ventilation.
“An autopsy conducted on the corpses revealed the cause of death to be carbon monoxide poisoning.
“They were killed by fumes from the generator.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye while commiserating with the bereaved families wishes to advise the public on the terrible dangers of operating generators indoors as carbon monoxide which is emitted in the fume is a deadly gas that has wiped out several families due to ignorance.
“Generators are to be kept in well-ventilated spaces while in use.
“He assures that the Command will continuously sensitize the public to domestic hazards that may claim life in order to reduce such unnecessary and avoidable deaths.
Similarly, the Anambra CP has directed that the case file regarding the death of a young lady identified as Miss Chinyere Awuda who was found in an abandoned swimming pool within the premises of Cosmila Hotel located at No.10 Cosmila Close, off old INECÂ road by Regina Caeli Junction, Awka, be forwarded to the Attorney General for vetting and legal advice.
This followed Police investigation which showed that contrary to claims that the deceased was beaten to death, the pathologist found no sign of trauma on the body.
The autopsy report indicated that ‘Drowning’ was the cause of death.
This finding was in tandem with claims that the lady ran away when accosted and every effort made to find her that night was futile.
A statement by DSP Ikenga Tochukwu said, “It would appear that she fell into the abandoned swimming pool and drowned.
There had been allegations that the deceased was beaten to death by some persons who had an event at the hotel the previous night.
She was accused of pilfering some of the Naira Notes allegedly sprayed on the celebrant.
“Any further development will be communicated to the public in due course”, Ikenga said.
