A 25-year-old housemaid, Dominion Okoro, on Tuesday in Benin
revealed that she killed Madam Maria Oredola Igbinedion, 85, the mother of a
former Governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion.
Narrating how she carried out the nefarious act on December
2, Okoro, who was arrested in her hometown, Calabar, said she hit her late boss
with a stool while sleeping in order to rob her of her possession.
Okoro, who stated this while being paraded at Edo State
Police 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 (Madam Maria Igbinedion) to carry
her money. She did not offend me. While she was sleeping on her bed, around
12:01 a.m. on December 2, 2021, I used a stool to hit her on the head and she
was shouting for help, but only the gateman was around and he did not hear the
shout. Mama later died.
“I waited till 4 a.m. 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.”
Madam Igbinedion was buried in Benin on December 10 in
Benin.
The prime suspect’s (Dominion’s) elder sister, Patience, was
first arrested by the police before Dominion was later nabbed and moved to
Benin for a thorough investigation.
Patience Okoro said neither she nor their parents in Cross
River State knew anything about the crime committed by Dominion.
Edo Commissioner of Police, Phillip Ogbadu, revealed that it
took time, efforts and money to arrest Dominion, noting that no fewer than 20
persons were first arrested before Dominion was arrested and she confessed to
committing the crime.
He noted the suspects in the murder of Madam Igbinedion
would soon be charged to court, after thorough investigation.
Ogbadu also stated that in the fourth quarter of this year,
427 suspected criminals were arrested for their involvement in kidnapping,
armed robbery, murder, burglary and other crimes, with a large cache of arms,
ammunition and money also recovered from them, while urging criminal elements
to stay away from the state.
He admonished residents of the state to be security
conscious during the festive period and never to display expensive items in
their vehicles in order not to attract armed robbers. He also urged residents
to have a tracking device in their vehicles, so as to recover them faster, in
case of theft.
The CP also urged residents to always provide the command
with timely and useful information about criminals in their midst, while
assuring that their identities would be concealed.
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