Boy kills brother with dad’s gun in Enugu

There was pandemonium in the town of Umueze, Enugwu-Achi, Oji-River Local Government Area, Enugu State, was last Monday witnessed the death of three-year-old Akachukwu in the hands of his 14-year-old brother Ebubechukwu, using their father’s gun.
The death was a result of trying to re-enact a violent movie scene, employing their father’s gun, not knowing that the gun was loaded.

A source said their father, Christian Odika, had left for their village square at Obodo-Ukwu Enugwu-Akwu, for a meeting, when the tragic news reached him.

It was gathered that on getting to his house, he met his son, Akachukwu, in a pool of his own blood.
Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, said: “Investigations into the tragic incident have commenced to ascertain the remote causes, so the law can take its course.”