BY FESTUS AHON
UGHELLI — There was apprehension, yesterday, in
Oleh, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State,
following the killing of a retired soldier and his wife by
their 32-year-old lunatic daughter.
Sources said the retired Army Warrant Officer, Mr
Jonah Elili, and his wife gave up the ghost after they
were hit with a pestle by the daughter whose name was
given as Elo.
The lifeless bodies of the retired soldier, 75 and his wife,
65, were reportedly discovered in the early hours of
yesterday by a neighbour who had gone to purchase
some items from the deceased couple’s shop.
A source who spoke on the condition of anonymity said
the neighbour had, after knocking at their door for
several minutes without response, peeped into the house
and was shocked to find the husband and wife lying in
a pool of blood.
The source said the woman raised alarm which drew
the attention of people in the neighbourhood, adding
that the last they knew or heard about the family was
when the retired Warrant Officer came out to drag his
daughter who ran outside naked, back into the house
and locked her up.
According to the eye witness, the couple was blessed
with seven children (two boys and five girls), including
the one that was afflicted with insanity who had been
roaming about the community.
Meanwhile, the said Elo had been detained at the Oleh
Police Station. She was alleged to have told detectives
that she reportedly killed her parents because they
hated her.
“My parents hate me. They locked me up in a room
where they first hit me before I retaliated with a pestle. I
saw blood and that is all I know,” Elo reportedly said.
A senior Police officer in Oleh confirmed the story,
saying a signal had been sent to the appropriate
authority just as the matter was being transferred to the
state police headquarters in Asaba for further
investigations.

Source:: Vanguard