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 after the suspect’s action, Kelvin was “about to be lynched by an irate mob”.
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 Edo Police Command spokesman said in a statement.
“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. (Channels)