"Our Hearts Bleed": Husband, Wife, and Two Children Die On Same Night After Moving Into Their New House
- A Nigerian man and his family moved into a new house in Nkwelle, Oyi Anambra state, and ended up dead
- The man, Okoh Ifeanyi Theophilus, his wife Chiamaka Gloria and their two children, Chizitere and Chinecherem, all died that same night
- A burial arrangement released by the deceased's family shows that the sad event happened on Monday, July 27, 2023
A Nigerian man, 35, his wife and two little children died on the same night in Anambra state.
The man, Okoh Ifeanyi Theophilus, was said to have moved his family to his new house, and they passed away on the same night.
The victims of the mysterious death are listed as Okoh Ifeanyi Theophilus, husband, Chiamaka Gloria, wife, and children Chizitere and Chinecherem.
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Man, his wife and children die on the same night
Although the victims' family released a burial arrangement, the reason for their death was not stated.
According to the burial arrangement seen on the Facebook handle of Mc Pontius de Papalolo, the sad demise of Ifeanyi and his family happened on July 17 in Nkwelle Oyi, Anambra state.
Ifeanyi is from Amagu Nkanu, Enugu state, and he was 35 years while his wife, Chiamaka, was aged 27.
Their two children, Chizitere and Chinecherem, were three and two years old, respectively.
The burial arrangement states:
"They met their untimely death in their new house. Their remains will depart from St Charles Catholic Mortuary to his home town, Amagu Nkanu."
The story has thrown many people into mourning after it was posted on Facebook. Some wondered what might have happened to the man and his family. Other Facebook accounts indicated that the man's mother-in-law also died the same night in the same house.
Reactions as Nigerian man dies same day with his family
Sopuruchi Daniel Mgbeike said:
"Chai my man. May your gentle souls continue to rest in peace Amen."
Mhiz Stella commented:
"May there souls rest in prefect peace, Amen."
Tony Ezinwa said:
"My condolences, what a world."
Young man abroad said his parents made a mistake raising him in Ghana
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a young Ghanaian residing in Europe said he does not intend to raise his children in Ghana.
He explained that the struggle he went through while in Ghana as a child is not one he wants his kids to experience.
He added that his parents erred in birthing him in Ghana and raising him there.
"My dad made a mistake raising me in Ghana, and I will not repeat that mistake. My kids will not see that place. A country where we have schools under the trees. My kids will never be raised there," he stated.
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