A thirty-five-year-old man, Christian Alisigwe from ihite Azia in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State has allegedly hacked his four-year-old son, Ebubechukwu Alisigwe, to death.
The suspect was said to have killed his son with a machete.
Alisigwe was also reported to have buried the remains of his son in a shallow grave within his compound.
Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the police in Azia Police Station arrested Alisigwe for killing his son.
The PPRO added that the suspect hurriedly buried the corpse of his son in his compound.
He, however, stated that the boy’s corpse had been exhumed.
The police spokesman 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.
“The 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.”