Two Children Machete Mother to Death in Edo

Barely two weeks after a retired soldier macheted his wife to death for not allowing him to take a second wife, two children identified as Omolayo Ojeifo (25) and her younger brother, Taiye (20), at the weekend killed their mother, Mrs. Itowo Ojeifo in Lampese.

The community is a boundary town with Kogi State in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State.

It was learnt that Omolayo had been having some running disagreement with her mother, whom she allegedly accused of stalling her “progress in life” as well as bewitching her.

Ironically, Omolayo was said to have apologised to her mother few days to the incident, pleading for forgiveness that she was misled into believing that her mother was responsible for her ill fortunes.

On the fateful day, however, the suspect was said to have appealed to her mother to

accompany her somewhere and despite her mother’s refusal that she was busy with house chores fell on deaf ears, she was able to persuade her mother into abandoning the cassava she was peeling and accompanied her daughter not knowing the danger that awaited her.

The deceased was said to have been led through a bush path to the farm and midway, her brother brought out the machete and started “cutting their mother.”

An eye witness, who was said to have been threatened by the suspects that he would be dealt with if he reports what he had seen was said to have rushed down to report to the community but before people could be mobilised to the scene, the woman had been killed by her children.

Confirming the incident Sunday, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Moses Eguavoen, said the incident happened on July 3, with the former husband of the victim, Mr. Sunday Itowo, who made a formal report to the police on the incident.

He said the suspects incidentally were the ones who ran to Uzebba in Owan West local government area but that the covert intelligence of the police led to their arrest, adding: “The case will soon be transferred to the state command for further investigation.”

Source: Thisday