Kelvin Izekor, an Edo State businessman has reportedly murdered his newly-married wife, Success Izekor.
The wife is said to be four-months pregnant before the incident happened at Upper Mission Extension in Benin City last Saturday.
A resident, who pleaded anonymity, expressed distrust while stressing that the couple recently got married.
“I can’t believe what I saw. Imagine being k!lled by your own husband. They were newlyweds, and nobody would have expected the woman to suffer such a fate,” she said.
Meanwhile, on social media graphical videos showing the remains of the woman are going viral. One of the videos sighted shows police officers and residents taking the deceased, who had deep machete cuts on her head, from her apartment into a police Hilux van.
The spokesperson of the Edo State Police Command, Moses Yamu, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, said that the husband was about to be lynched by an irate mob before the police arrived, pacified the crowd, and arrested him.
“On 22/02/2025, at about 22:00hrs, information was received that one Kelvin Izekor of No. 50 Upper Mission Extension, Benin City, had k!lled his wife, Success Izekor, aged 38, and was about to be lynched by an irate mob,” the statement read.
“Operatives of the Aduwawa Division swiftly responded to the report and found the lifeless body of the woman lying in a pool of her own bl0.0d, with deep cuts on her head.
“It took serious efforts by the police to pacify the mob, rescue the suspect, and take him into custody for investigation. The victim was taken to the hospital, where she was confirmed dead.”
The statement said the state Commissioner of Police, Betty Otimenyin, condemned the recent rise in cases of domestic violence, assuring the public of a thorough investigation into the woman’s death.
Yamu stressed that whoever was found culpable would be prosecuted in accordance with the law.
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