Lover Butchers Mother of 4, Steals Car, Property

Segun Atanda/

Two suspects arrested by the police have confessed to the murder of a woman, Charity Aiyedogbon, who had been missing since May 2016.

One of the suspects, who claimed to be the lover of the deceased, said his gang killed the 44-year-old mother of four, in order to take possession of her Acura ZDS Jeep and other property.

The Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Sadiq Bello, who briefed journalists on the arrest today, in Abuja, identified the suspects as Chukwujekwu Ezeugo, 27, from Enugu State and Emmanuel Adogah, 28 from Edo.

Bello said that Ezeugo also confessed to have given her excess alcohol before moving her from his house at Yaounde Street to Kagini, where she was butchered and packaged in two sacks and dumped by the bank in Ushafa, Bwari, Abuja.

He said that the principal suspect, Ezeugo, was arrested in Benin while Adogah was arrested in Abuja on June 11 by operatives of the command.

The police boss said that Ezeugo, who had been at large since the disappearance of Charity, confessed to have conspired with Adogah to murder her on May 9, 2016 at Kagini, Abuja.

He further said the deceased’s car and some of her property had been recovered from the suspects.

He also said that Adogah, who was a habitual criminal, equally confessed to have participated in the commission of the heinous crime.

Bello added that the suspects would be arraigned in court on completion of investigation.

Also speaking with journalists, Ezeugo said that he was in a relationship with the deceased, adding that both of them had differences.

He said that killing her was the work of the devil. He expressed regret about the act.

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