Nigerian Medical Doctor Shoots Wife, Kills Self In America.

A Nigerian medical  doctor in the United States, Dr Ben Okigbo, has shot himself to death.  Ben Okigbo and his wife, Theresa, were found dead in their Sugar Land, Texas home on Friday morning, according to police.

Sugar Land Police Department, Texas officer, Chief Eric Robins, was quoted as saying: “One of the kids dialed 911 apparently when he suspected that there was a fight or disturbance going on inside the residence. When police officers arrived at the house, they found the couple dead inside their home. It appears that it could be a potential murder-suicide, but it has not been totally ruled.”

Police said the couple’s three adult children were also at the scene, with two of them suffering non-life-threatening injuries. Chief Robins said it is a tough situation, especially with Christmas a week away. “When these types of things happen, especially during this time of the year, holiday season with everything else that is going on, we ask people who have crisis in their home to seek out and reach help,” he said.
 
A Facebook post by the Rector at The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Houston said: “Dear friends, the causes for grief in 2020 seem to multiply. I am very sad to inform you that Ben and Theresa Okigbo died this morning at their home in Sugarland. This news is absolutely devastating for our Epiphany family, especially for many of our Nigerian members, whose lives and hearts were touched so profoundly by Ben and Theresa.”