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By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON
Benin City – Thirty five-year-old tipper driver, Mr. Uwaila Idehen, who reportedly killed his 28 years old wife, Maureen and two sons, Derrick, 3 and Desmond, 2 have expressed regrets over his action.
Uwaila said the minor misunderstanding he had with his late wife had been resolved but he didn’t understand why he still killed her and the children. The tragedy occurred at Ovbiogie Community in Ovia North East local government area of Edo State on Sunday.
The suspect spoke to newsmen when he was paraded at the headquarters of the Edo Police Command, on Monday. Uwaila said he has been married to his wife for 10 years, but was surprised that she still accused him of infidelity.
His six years old daughter narrowly escaped death even though she was in the same room with her siblings and mother.
The victims were lying on the bed while the lucky daughter was sleeping on the floor when the father fired the fatal shot through a locked door.
A quarrel was said to have ensued on Sunday morning in which the woman reportedly told the suspect that she would also date other men since her husband was unrepentant. Uwaila drove out of the house and came back to kill his wife and sons.
“I am 35 years old. I don’t know what happened. I didn’t intend to do it. They are my lovely children. How can I lose two children at the same time.
“We have been married for 10 years. We have a minor issue. I do not know how the gun exploded. I bought the gun six years ago.
“Some boys that came to ransack my house took the bag containing the license for the gun.” He stated.
Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu said Uwaila shot his victims with English made double barrel gun over a mere misunderstanding.
He said the gun has been recovered and that the suspect would soon be charged to court.
It was gathered that Uwaila surrendered himself to the police after committing the crime.
The sad incident has thrown the Community into mourning as the man had earlier concluded arrangements to celebrate the birthday of one of the children.
