Man ‘murders’ girlfriend, buries her in shallow grave in Edo
Operatives of the Edo State police command have arrested a 31-year-old man, Joshua Osaigbovo, for allegedly killing his girlfriend, identified as Osato Fetus Edogiawerian. It was gathered that the incident happened at Iyanomon community in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state. The suspect was alleged to have killed the girl and buried her in […]
Operatives of the Edo State police command have arrested a 31-year-old man, Joshua Osaigbovo, for allegedly killing his girlfriend, identified as Osato Fetus Edogiawerian.
It was gathered that the incident happened at Iyanomon community in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state.
The suspect was alleged to have killed the girl and buried her in a shallow grave close to his residence in the community.
The police spokesperson in the state, CSP Moses Yamu, said the deceased’s mother, one Mrs Ojo, reported to the police on April 25 that her daughter left home in company of her friend and that they had not heard from her since then.
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He said the case was transferred to the State Criminal Investigations Department for investigation, which led to the arrest of the suspect, who resides at Iyanomon community in connection with the disappearance of the deceased.
Yamu said during interrogation, the suspect confessed to have invited the deceased to his residence and in the course of their stay, had an altercation that led to a fight, saying the deceased fell in the process, hit her head on the ground and died.
He said the suspect took the body of the lady in a wheelbarrow to a nearby bush, dug a shallow grave and buried her a few meters away from his residence.
He said the suspect on June 20, led the police to the shallow grave at Iyanomon community where the decomposing corpse was exhumed.
According to him, the suspect would be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.