By John Ogunsemore
The Edo State Police Command has launched an investigation into the gruesome killing of a woman popularly known as “Mama Hallelujah” and her three-year-old daughter named Miracle.
The incident occurred at Idiangbona Street of Ovbiogoe Community, Ekiadolor in Ovia North-East LGA of the state.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, CSP Moses Yamu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
Yamu said that at about 8:30 pm on March 18, the Ekiadolor Division received a report from a concerned neighbour of the deceased about perceiving an offensive odour from his neighbour’s room located at Idiangbona Street of Ovbiogoe Community.
“On the strength of the report, the DPO Ekiadolor led operatives to the area where the room where the odour was emanating from was identified but discovered to be locked from outside.
“The room was forced opened, only to discover the already decomposing bodies of the woman with an injury that appears to be a machete cut on her head and her baby on the bed.
“During preliminary investigation, all fingers pointed at her live-in lover, simply identified as Wealth Nnamdi, whose wedding with the deceased mother of one was set for 29/03/2025,” Yamu said.
The police spokesman disclosed that the suspect has gone underground since the discovery.
He affirmed that the command is doing everything possible to ensure the arrest of the fleeing suspect.