By Miriam Humbe
On the evening of 22/02/2025 at about 22:00 hours, information was received that one Kelvin Izekor of no 50 Upper Mission extension, Benin-City had killed his wife named Success Izekor aged 38 years and was about to be lynched by an irate mob.
CSP Moses Joel Yamu, the Police Public Relations Officer PPRO for Edo State Command disclosed this in a statement signed on Sunday.
Operatives of the Aduwawa Division swiftly responded to the report and met the lifeless body of the woman lying in the pool of her own blood with deep cuts on her head.
It took serious efforts by the Police operatives to pacify the mob, rescue, and take the suspect into custody for investigation.
The victim was removed and rushed to the hospital, where she was confirmed dead.
The Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin, decried the recent cases of spouses being violent against each other.
She assured the public of diligent investigation into the death of the woman and that whoever found culpable would be dealt with according to the law.
