US-Based Nigerian Man Who Shot Wife Declared Wanted

A Nigerian man identified as Obinna Igbokwe, who is suspected of shooting and injuring his wife before killing her grandmother at a home in Spring, Texas, has been declared wanted by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

Naija News reports that Obinna had fired a gun on Wednesday, June 1, at about 7:30 p.m., in 30120 block of Aldine Westfield Road.

According to deputies, Igbokwe, aged 41, and his wife, Tangela were fighting over custody of the couple’s 3-month-old baby Mansa when he shot her and his mother in law in the head

Igbokwe is said to have taken their son and escaped in a white Honda Accord with the licence plate #KMY 0702.

“On June 1, 2022, at approximately 7:30 p.m., the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call reporting a gunshot in the 30120 block of Aldine Westfield Road, Spring Texas,” the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement released on Thursday, June 2.

“When deputies arrived, they located two victims, both of whom appeared to have been shot in the head. The first victim, Tangela Igbokwe, was rushed to a local emergency centre and is currently in serious condition; the second victim, Linda Larkins, died at the scene from her injuries.

Homicide/Violent Crimes Unit of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department said “This shooting is being investigated by detectives, but the probe is still in its early stages.

“The suspect is thought to be Obinna Dwayne Igbokwe, a 41-year-old black man who escaped in a 2008 white Honda Accord with Texas licence plate KMY0702 and was last seen near Interstate 45 and Highway 105.”