Dominic Ogah
A 45-year old man, Dominic Ogah, who
allegedly killed his wife, Omagun, and his 16-month-daughter, Blessing,
in Mpape, Abuja, may be subjected to psychiatric evaluation to determine
his mental state.
It was gathered that the police
authorities were considering taking Ogah for mental evaluation following
his conflicting and inconsistent explanations on the circumstances that
led to the murder of his family.
The bodies of Omagun and Blessing were
found in a primary school, a few metres from their residence in Mpape in
October, 2016. The deceased were stabbed to death and Ogah was
subsequently arrested by detectives at his farm.
Police sources said detectives were
working on the theory that an outsider could not have killed the victims
and then dump their corpses in a public place.
The suspect, in an interview with
Northern City News, in Abuja, could not give a coherent explanation
about the death of his wife and daughter.
He failed to answer several questions put to him and merely stared into space.
But a police officer, who is familiar
with the investigation into the murder, said Ogah, was alleged to have
killed someone in Ibadan, Oyo State in a similar circumstance some years
ago.
The detective said Ogah’s sister
informed the police that the suspect was mentally ill, adding that he
had been treated at a psychiatric hospital.
The police officer said, “The suspect’s
sister informed us that Ogah committed a similar crime when he was
living in Ibadan sometime ago. She explained that he was taken to a
psychiatric hospital after the incident and when they felt he had
recovered, he was released.
“So, we may have to take him to a psychiatric hospital to know his mental state.”
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