– A Nigerian doctor kills his wife and commits suicide in America according to reports
– The couple, Ben and Theresa Okigbo both had three kids and it was alleged that Ben attempted to strangle two of them after killing the mother
– According to investigation, it is still unclear what could be the motive behind the incidence.
The police in the United States are currently investigating the death of a Nigeria couple whose death may have been as a resulted from murder-suicide.
According to police on Friday, Theresa and her husband, Dr. Ben Okigbo were discovered dead in their home at Sugar Land, Texas around 10:05am by the Greatwood Subdivision in the 1500 block of Brookstone Lane.
Police chief, Eric Robins revealed that one of the couple’s kid had dialled 911 after what appears to be a fight in the residence. And when police arrived at the scene, they found Theresa and her husband dead.
The police also added that the couple’s three adult children were present at the scene, with two of them now suffering non-life-threatening injuries.
It’s still unclear about what happened and how the couple died but police believe it may be a mirder-suicide case.
The media however reported that the husband, Ben Okigbo strangled his wife to death before ranging himself. It was alleged that he also the s to strangle his two adult son who fortunately survived.
Meanwhile, we reported earlier that the Nigerian government has directed all telecommunication operators to deregister all SIM cards that are not synchronized with the National Identity Number (NIN) by December 30th 2020.
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