Nigerian engineer shoots wife, kills self in US

A Nigerian engineer in the United States, Ben Okigbo, has shot himself death.

The tragic incident happened at his Greatwood, Texas home on Friday.

 Okigbo had reportedly shot his wife, Theresa, who was a licensed nurse before killing himself.

According to Sugar Land Police in Texas, the deceased also attempted to kill his 21-year-old sons by strangling them after shooting his wife.

The sons survived the attack with injuries that are not life-threatening.

According to a source, “At sunrise cold Friday morning, Dr. Ben Okigbo, an engineer in Houston, pulled up a handgun and fatally shot his wife. His wife was a nurse.

A few seconds later he turned the gun on himself. These hours, their three children are dealing with the tragedy of losing their parents at home. We will never know why Dr. Okigbo, decided to kill his wife and commit suicide thereafter.

“It’s my understanding that Dr. Okigbo was originally from Ogbe Ofu in Idumuje Ugboko while his wife was from Akwukwu Igbo, both towns are in Delta State of Nigeria,” she said.

“On Friday morning, a daughter, who doesn’t live at home, went there after she became concerned. She wasn’t injured.

“Someone in the house called 9-1-1 Friday morning around 10 a.m. from home in the 1500 block of Brookstone Lane. When officers arrived, they found the couple’s bodies inside. They were both in their 50s.

“A neighbour said they were originally from Nigeria but had lived in the Greatwood home for about 20 years. She said she spoke to the wife a few days ago and nothing seemed out of the ordinary,” the police said.