Edo Police foil attempt to kidnap bank manager, arrest two suspects tribuneonlineng.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tribuneonlineng.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Adibe Emenyonu in Benin-city
It was a bizarre sight to behold for the residents of Okhoro area of Benin-city, Edo State, as the decomposing body of a septuagenarian was discovered in an apartment nine days after her death.
The most disturbing aspect is the fact that two children of the deceased, Mrs. Agbenese Oshoma, 78, were in the know of their mother’s death, but kept it to themselves for nine days, until the offensive odour from their apartment forced neighbours to broke into the house to behold the bloated body of the elderly woman.
Strangely, the two children of the deceased, Grace Osagede, 60, and her younger sister, Theresa Suberu, 58, told the prying neighbours that they were instructed by God not to disclose the death of their mother to anyone.
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Hit-and-run driver kills Austin Pharmacy proprietor in Benin Hit-and-run driver kills Austin Pharmacy proprietor in Benin
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The proprietor of Austin Pharmacy, Austin Umweni, was on Wednesday killed by a hit-and-run driver on Airport Road, Benin City while jogging early in the morning.
The driver was said to be driving a Mercedes Benz car when he hit Umweni, who was said to be a keep-fit enthusiast and who usually engaged in early jogging along the route where he was killed.
Then remains of Umweni have been deposited at a morgue in the state capital.
While members of staff of his pharmacy store along Igun Street, were seen discussing the incident in low tones, the family of the deceased were at the state traffic division on Sapele Road, asking the authorities to fish out his killer.
By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City
Some personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been reportedly injured in a gun dwell while foiling a jail break in Ubiaja, Esan South East local government area.
Vanguard gathered that the gunmen whose identities are yet to be verified invaded the correctional centre to free inmates but they were resisted with support soldiers from 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army.
Confirming the incident, the spokesman Edo Command of NSCDC, Richard Ogbebor said that the attempted jailbreak occurred from 3pm to 5pm on Wednesday.
He said that the command received a distress call and subsequently mobilized its personnel to the facility.