Police arrest man for allegedly killing wife in Edo

Police authorities in Edo State have arrested one Kelvin Izekor for allegedly killing his wife, Success Izekor.

The spokesman of the Edo State Police Command, Moses Yamu said the incident happened on Saturday in the Upper Mission Extension area of Benin City.

Yamu said in a statement. after the suspect’s action, Kelvin was “about to be lynched by an irate mob”.

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However, “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.

The statement reads, “On 22/02/2025 at about 2200hrs, information was received that one Kelvin Izekor of no 50 Upper Mission extension, Benin-City has killed his wife named Success Izekor aged 38yrs and was about to be lynched by an irate mob.

“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.”

Meanwhile, in the wake of the incident, the Edo State Commissioner of Police Betty Otimenyin has lamented the “recent cases of spouses being violent against each other.

The Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin decried the recent cases of spouses being violent against each other while assuring the public that a diligent investigation into the death of the woman and whoever was found culpable would be dealt with according to the law,” the statement added.