The police have arrested a man identified as Christian Alisigwe for allegedly killing his 4-year-old son in Ihite Azia in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The A 35-year-old-suspect according to reports, used a cutlass to kill his own son, Ebubechukwu Alisigwe, 4 and buried the remains in a shallow grave at his compound.
Spokesperson of the Police , Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday
According to Mohammed, the corpse has been exhumed and deposited at the morgue for post-mortem after it was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.
He said, “On the 9/07/2020, at about 3:21: pm, Police operatives attached to Azia Police Station arrested one Christian Alisigwe ‘m’ aged 35 years of Ihite Azia in Ihiala LGA of Anambra State.
“Suspect allegedly used a cutlass and killed his own biological son namely Ebubechukwu Alisigwe ‘m’ aged 4years of the same address and buried the corpse in a shallow grave at his compound.
“Meanwhile, Police detectives visited the scene, exhumed the corpse and deposited same at Abam mortuary for autopsy after it was certified dead by a medical doctor.
“Case transferred to State CID Awka for discreet investigation.”
