A man by the name of Bernard Ezeuboaja said that his wife Obiageli Ezeuboaja aged 65 years and her house boy Chikamso surname unknown aged about 12 years never woke up from sleep since the previous night.
As a result, he opened the door and discovered their lifeless bodies.
Following the report,Police detectives visited the scene and rushed victims to the hospital for medical attention but they were all certified death on arrival by a medical doctor.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased set a charcoal fire in order to warm the room due to cold weather leaving all the windows closed and without ventilation.
Meanwhile,the charcoal container was recovered as exhibit while corpses deposited at Ekwulobia hospital mortuary for autopsy.
Investigation is ongoing to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident.
