A family of seven, including the husband and wife have been found dead in Elele Town, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.
DAILY POST gathered that the tragic incident happened in their apartment within an Estate known as, Too Much Money, in Elele Town.
One of the neighbours of the victims, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said they woke up in the early hours of today and found that the neighbours house was still under lock.
The source who does not want his name mentioned said, “We decided to force the main door open after we observed that the car belonging to the their father, a popular commercial driver was still not out for his usual business.”
When contacted, spokesman of the Rivers State Police Command, Nnamdi Omoni confirmed the incident.
Omoni said preliminary investigation showed that the family died of flame from a generator set.
He insisted that investigation was still on to unravel if it was sabotage, adding that the corpse of all the deceased had been deposited at the mortuary.
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