Gunmen Molests 23-Year-Old Bread Seller To Death In Benin

Tension enveloped a section of Benin, Edo State capital, yesterday over the discovery of the body of a 23-yearold lady. The victim, identified as Joy Okoh, was abducted by gunmen, who molested her to death. The lady was said to be selling bread at the popular Lucky Way Junction near Ramat Park, close to Oregbeni Quarters in the ancient town. Miss Okoh was said to have been abducted on her way home. She was found dead inside the boot of a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) on Upper Mission Extension Road close to Aduwawa area of the town.

It was learnt that the gunmen had snatched the SUV before it was abandoned. Besides, a boy in his teens, whose name is yet to be ascertained, was said to have stabbed his mother’s lover to death. It was learnt that the teenager, now on the run, committed the act last Friday while defending his mother who was engaged in a heated argument which later degenerated into a brawl with her late lover whose name was given as Osayande Edoigiawerie.

The Edoigiawerie lived with his family on Zabayor Street, where his lover also lives with her children. Edoigiawerie’s children disclosed that their father had hurriedly left home that evening after receiving a call from his lover. The suspect and his mother are now on the run while the house where the incident occurred has been deserted. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Stephen Onwuchei, confirmed the story yesterday. He said the command was carrying full scale investigation into the matter while efforts were on to track down the fleeing suspects.