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.
But the commissioner said investigations have started into the death of the woman, promising that whoever is “found culpable would be dealt with according to the law”.
READ THE FULL STATEMENT BELOW:
EDO STATE POLICE COMMAND
PRESS RELEASE
MAN ARRESTED FOR MURDER OF HIS WIFE
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.
The Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin, psc,mnips decried the recent cases of spouses being violent against each other while assuring the public of diligent investigation into the death of the woman and whoever found culpable would be dealt with according to the law.
CSP MOSES JOEL YAMU, anipr
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
EDO STATE COMMAND
