A manner dressmaker, Lawrence Edobor, was once beheaded by way of suspected ritualists at about 2am on Friday in Evbuotubu, Benin Town.
The 43-year-old was once stated to be coming house from a burial he attended on Thursday night time ahead of he was once murdered and beheaded, an incident which left the crowd in trauma.
A resident, who pleaded anonymity, stated a dead body was once a type dressmaker who owned a store in Eweka in Evbuotubu.
The resident stated, “In keeping with what I heard, a dead body attended a funeral rite previous that night time. As he walked house round 2am, he was once ambushed by way of a bunch of individuals suspected to be ritualists. They attacked and killed him, severing his head from his frame.
“The suspects upcoming fled the scene, escape the headless frame at the highway. Year they had been seeking to depart, a group of Edo Situation Safety Corps intercepted them and probably the most suspects was once stuck with the pinnacle.
“During interrogation, the suspect abandoned the head and tried to escape again but was eventually apprehended.”
The Edo Situation Police Command spokesperson, Moses Yamu, in a remark on Saturday, showed the incident and arrest of probably the most suspects, Uwadiae Airebiuwa, (27 years) of Igbinudu Boulevard, Evbuotubu Quarters,
He famous that efforts had been directly to arrest the absconding contributors of the group.
He stated, “On 07/03/2025 at roughly 03:00hrs, operatives of Evbuotubu Section along vigilante contributors, pace on patrol of the department, intercepted and arrested one Uwadiae Airebiuwa, 27years, of Igbinudu Boulevard, Evbuotubu Quarters, in ownership of a pristine human head contained in a polythene bag.
“Upon interrogation, the suspect took them to a decapitated frame of a person alongside the street close Eweka Buying groceries Plaza.
“The deceased, later identified by a family member as Edobor Lawrence, of 1 Osagie Street, Evbuotubu Quarters, was evacuated to the hospital for preservation while investigation continues.”
Year condoling with the crowd of a dead body, the Commissioner of Police, Betty Otimenyin, confident them and the overall folk that the command would now not extra till everyone concerned within the heinous crime was once delivered to conserve.
She additional recommended younger individuals to hunt reliable manner of being profitable in lieu than venturing into crime.