Machete-wielding man attacks Ebonyi Chief Judge’s aide, five others

A 32-year-old man identified as Henry Igwe on Tuesday allegedly
attacked six members of his family with cutlass in their
residential home located at No. 10, Egbu Crescent, Aguogboriga
Abakaliki in Ebonyi State.

Investigation revealed that the victims include the Personal
Assistant to the Chief Judge of Ebonyi State, Mr. Tobias Igwe and
his wife.

It was gathered that the severity of the machete cuts led to
Tobias being rushed to an undisclosed hospital in Enugu, while his
wife and four others were receiving treatment at the Plastic and
Surgical Unit of Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, at the time
of filing this report.

One of the victims, Miss Ijeoma Igwe, explained that their
brother. Henry. attacked them early in the morning while they were
still in bed.

She said,”It was an unprovoked attack. Henry was not known to
have any mental illness as at the time of the incident.”

Collaborating the story, another victim, one Florence Igwe,
narrated that Henry first launched the attack on the Tobias and his
wife, before moving on others when they intervened.

A member of the family, Nwabuchi Onuagaba, said the entire
family members, including the attacker had, the previous night, had
a family meeting which ended peacefully.

The Public Relations Officer of the State Judiciary, Mr. Eugene
Okafor, expressed dismay over the attacks on Tobias, noting however
that he was responding to treatment.

Efforts made to get the reaction of the Police Public Relations
Officer, Jude Madu,attack was not successful as he was indisposed
to confirm whether the attacker has been arrested or not.

A 32-year-old man identified as Henry Igwe on Tuesday allegedly
attacked six members of his family with cutlass in their
residential home located at No. 10, Egbu Crescent, Aguogboriga
Abakaliki in Ebonyi State.

Investigation revealed that the victims include the Personal
Assistant to the Chief Judge of Ebonyi State, Mr. Tobias Igwe and
his wife.

It was gathered that the severity of the machete cuts led to
Tobias being rushed to an undisclosed hospital in Enugu, while his
wife and four others were receiving treatment at the Plastic and
Surgical Unit of Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, at the time
of filing this report.

One of the victims, Miss Ijeoma Igwe, explained that their
brother. Henry. attacked them early in the morning while they were
still in bed.

She said,”It was an unprovoked attack. Henry was not known to
have any mental illness as at the time of the incident.”

Collaborating the story, another victim, one Florence Igwe,
narrated that Henry first launched the attack on the Tobias and his
wife, before moving on others when they intervened.

A member of the family, Nwabuchi Onuagaba, said the entire
family members, including the attacker had, the previous night, had
a family meeting which ended peacefully.

The Public Relations Officer of the State Judiciary, Mr. Eugene
Okafor, expressed dismay over the attacks on Tobias, noting however
that he was responding to treatment.

Efforts made to get the reaction of the Police Public Relations
Officer, Jude Madu,attack was not successful as he was indisposed
to confirm whether the attacker has been arrested or not.