A 25 years old housemaid of Mrs Maria Igbinedion, the late mother of Chief Lucky Igbinedion, former Edo State governor on Tuesday has revealed how she killed the 85-year-old woman.
Narrating how she carried out the act on December 2, Dominion, who was apprehended by the Police in her hometown, Calabar, Cross River State, said she hit her late boss in the head with a stool while she slept.
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The suspect, who spoke while being paraded at the Edo State Police Command Headquarters in Benin, disclosed that she made away with N100,000, a wristwatch and jewellery from the GRA residence of the Igbinedions.
She said, “I killed mama to carry her money. She did not offend me. While she was sleeping on her bed, around 12.01am on December 2, 2021, I used a stool to hit her in the head and she shouted for help; but only the gateman was around and he did not hear the shout. Mama later died.
“I waited till 4am on December 2, 2021, before leaving the house with mama’s N100,000, wristwatch and jewellery. I escaped to Cross River State, but I was later arrested by the police.”
The deceased was buried in Benin on the 10th of December.
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The Commissioner of Police, Mr Philip Ogbadu, disclosed that over 20 persons were arrested by the police in a determined effort at getting the prime suspect.
He added that the command in its fourth quarter, arrested 427 suspects, recovered 32 sophisticated weapons, 420 cartridges, 18 vehicles.
He also said the suspects were arrested for various crimes ranging from kidnapping, murder, stealing and cultism, adding that with the arrest made thus far and other security measures put in place, the state is in for a hitch-free festive season.
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