Three young boys, aged between 3 and 6, were gruesomely killed in their home in Nise, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The killers reportedly scaled the walls of the building to gain access into the compound to execute their sinister plot and also left the compound unnoticed.
The three little boys whose father is said to be a native doctor, were found inside their father’s car parked in the compound after they had been murdered with their mouths tied up and in a pool of blood.
A source who doesn’t want to be quoted revealed that the boys’ father had a routine of locking the children inside while he attended to his work.
“He would return briefly to feed them before locking the compound again and leaving”, the source said.
Unverified source revealed that the man have been having issues with some persons, but it is yet to be determined if the conflicts resulted to the death of the three children.
Meanwhile, the spokesman of the command in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed the unfortunate incident.
He said the killing occurred on Saturday and the incident was reported to the command late on Sunday.
Ikenga said police operatives have visited the scene of the attack and evacuated the corpses, adding that a manhunt has been launched on the suspects through the information gathered from residents around the area.
Ikenga said, “Yes, we got a report from the Divisional Police Officer of the area about the killing of three siblings who were killed by some assailants and their corpses dumped in a Mercedes Benz car parked in the compound.
“We have taken over the scene and we have also interacted with those around the scene and the father of the deceased and the information they have provided is helping us to launch a manhunt on the suspects.
“The assailants entered the compound, killed the victims and dumped their corpses inside a parked Mercedes Benz in the compound. The incident happened on Saturday, but we got the report late on Sunday.
“We are trying to unravel the circumstances behind the killing, whether it was due to the negligence of their father or the motive of the suspect and as soon as we conclude our investigation, the report will be made public.”