A 30-year-old decorator, Esohe Aigbe, has been hacked to death by suspected assailants in Benin City, Edo State.
PUNCH Online gathered on Friday that the incident occurred on May 27 at Ojo Street in the Ogida area of Benin City.
The deceased was said to have gone to the area to assist a friend in decorating a venue for a burial ceremony when she was attacked.
A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity for security reasons, said Aigbe had completed the decoration work and was still at the venue when the assailants attacked her with a machete.
The source said, “The deceased was attacked with a machete at the venue of the burial where she went to do a decorating job. After the attack, the perpetrators left hurriedly.
”Some good Samaritans rushed to the scene and rushed her to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital where she died due to the deep matchet cut.”
Contacted by phone, the Edo State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Eno Ikoedem, said the command was aware of the case.
She said, “I’m aware of a murder case in the area. We already have one suspect in our custody, and investigation is still ongoing as I speak to you.”
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