Father Inlaw Of Nigerian Doctor Who Committed Suicide In USA Speaks : He Held My Daughter And Kids Hostage On Gunpoint For Three Hours

 While Nigerians are trying to come to terms with the sudden death of Dr Ikenna Erinne in the United States of America 

More facts are emerging on what happened days to his death 

Dr Erinne it was learnt committed suicide after losing the custody of his children 

But in a twist of fate , his father inlaw Francis Van Lare has refuted the allegations that his daughter was culpable in his death 

This was his response to a post by a blogger on line 

Francis Van-Lare Speaks on Medical Doctor son inlaw who recently took his life in USA

“Amanda Chisom posted this on her page .

While there was a custody battle my daughter is involved in and I only became aware last Monday morning about 3 am Nigerian time that the deceased held her and her children at gun point for three hours after losing a custody battle , the nanny managed to escape and called the police and on arrival of the police he shot himself dead .

 I guess he decided to kill himself instead of facing three counts of kidnapping with a deadly weapon 25 years to life each .

While I sympathize with his family for his death , my daughter is not responsible for him taking his own life and I thank God it did  not degenarate to where he shoots my daughter , grand children and himself . “

May his soul rest in peace . Everyone is loser here and it is traumatizing for all including me .”

His follow up post 

“To set records straight . Dr Ikenna Erinne’s licence was never revoked .  He has active licenses in Illinois, New York, Virginia, and Maryland so one state cannot revoke all licenses at once though none was revoked . 

The child support was set that much because he has a physically challenged son needing special care from different medical facilities plus attending a special  needs school that cost money and courts consider income of both parents before making decisions . 

He is not a victim but failed his son  and daughter now without their father  . I just thank God he did not shoot my daughter and grand children  in his madness .

Which sane person takes his own life  over money he is supposed to use to support his children ? He was asked to pay child support not alimony or spousal support as my  daughter is self sufficient.

May his soul rest in peace regardless . My family will raise the children without him regardless .”