Police in the Nigerian state of Edo on Saturday arrested a 44 year old man,Edoghogho Omorogbe, for the gruesome and callous murder of three relatives namely a six month old baby,sister-in-law and mother-in-law.

It is alleged that Edoghogho killed his victims on September 17, 2019, at their residence at Iguadolor community in Ovia North East Local Council of Edo State.

The identities of the three persons killed have been given as Mrs. Alice Omorogbe his mother-in-law, 52, his sister-in-law Mrs. Blessing Efe 25, and her baby luckily the life of a two-year-old girl inside the room at the time of the killing spree was spared.

The dismembered bodies of his mother-in-law and sister-in-law was discovered the next morning after the dastardly act.

According to the suspect he killed them because of the maltreatment handed him by the in-law anytime he had disagreements with the wife, and accused the in-laws of always hiring thugs to beat him up each time his wife reported him to them.

I am a tipper driver. Since the rains started, I have been doing menial jobs. I killed them out of annoyance. My mother-in- law used thugs to beat me up. If I quarreled with my wife, she would send ‘boys’ to beat me up. .

“I didn’t know the cutlass would meet the baby. After I killed them, I ran away. Later, I came out and went to tell my father what I did. I have not seen my wife since I killed her mother and sister, ”Edoghogho said.

Edo Police Commissioner, CP. Danmallam Mohammed said the suspect would soon be charged before court.