Nigerian man arrested in US for reportedly k!lling father, st@bbing sisters

A 27-year-old Nigerian man, Chukwuebuka Eweni, has been arrested by authorities in New Orleans, United States, after allegedly fatally stabbing his father and injuring his two sisters during a domestic incident on Pebble Street.

According to WWL Louisiana, relatives identified the deceased as Samuel Eweni, a computer sciences professor at Southern University at New Orleans. Family members also confirmed that the two wounded victims were his daughters.

Describing the attack as both sudden and devastating, the family noted that the suspect had a history of mental illness but had not previously shown signs of violence.

WWL Louisiana further reported that one of the sisters has been discharged from the hospital, while the second remains hospitalised but is expected to recover.

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In a statement on Sunday, the New Orleans Police Department disclosed that Eweni was found in Jefferson Parish.

“Chukwuebuka Eweni has been located in Jefferson Parish.

“He is currently in law enforcement custody while undergoing medical evaluation at an area facility,” the police said.

The NOPD noted that the incident occurred around 9:59 pm on November 11, 2025.

“The NOPD has obtained an arrest warrant for Chukwuebuka Eweni in its investigation of a homicide that occurred on the evening of November 11, 2025, in the 8000 block of Pebble Street that also left two additional victims injured,” the statement partly read.

Officers were responding to a call about “an aggravated battery by cutting believed to be domestic in nature.”

“Upon arrival, officers located inside of a residence an unresponsive adult male subject who had sustained at least one fatal stab wound and two other adult victims with stab wounds.”

The two surviving victims were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Detectives later confirmed the suspect’s identity and the charges he faces.

“Through investigation, NOPD Homicide Section detectives have developed and positively identified Eweni as the perpetrator in this incident and have obtained an arrest warrant on one count of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder.

“This suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous,” the statement said.

The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office will release the deceased victim’s official identity and cause of death after completing an autopsy and notifying next of kin.