Edo Woman commits suicide after baby dedication

A 35- year old woman identified as Ejobosele Okoruwa has committed suicide hours after dedicating her three- month old baby in a church.

Okoruwa’s body was found dangling in her bedroom. She used her wrapper as rope to commit the act.

The deceased residence at Ekpoma in Esan West Local Government of Edo State was filled with sympathisers who went to see the dangling body.

Husband of the deceased, Mr. Okoruwa told journalists that he slept in the sitting room with two of his children while the wife slept in the bedroom with their eldest daughter and baby.

Okoruwa said it was a shout from his daughter at about 2am that woke him up only to see his wife lifeless body dangling.

He said his wife’s recent behaviour indicated that she was depressed but that it did not occur to him that she would take her life.

“She exhibited some strange behaviours. She was moody, sometimes she will just be looking at one direction. When you call her she won’t respond and after several calls, she will respond with a shock.

“I tried to enquire from her to know if she had any problem bothering her but she said she was okay. There was a time she told my eldest daughter to take care of the children that she would be going away.

“I thought she was abandoning the marriage, I pleaded and she promised to stay. She equally complained of some health problems. I asked her to go for test which she did,” the husband said.

Information from The Nation newspaper was used in this report.

4 AIGs, 17 CPs, others face panel for misconduct

Four Assistant Inspectors General of Police,  seventeen Commissioners of police, two Deputy Commissioners of police, Six Assistant Commissioners of police are among 195 senior police officers facing charges before the Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC) for various cases of misconduct. 

The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of Administration, Suleiman Fakai disclosed this in Abuja on Monday at a news conference.

``We have a total of 195 officers appearing before us for various cases of indiscipline. We have four AIGs here to face us, 17 CPs, two DCPs, six ACPs and the remaining are from CSPs to ASPs.

``The Force Disciplinary Committee comprise of all the Deputy Inspectors General of Police and the Force Secretary who serves as its secretary.

``The committee essentially reviews disciplinary matters involving officers from the rank of ASP and above who may had erred in the course of their duties,’’ he said.

``This is in line with extant provisions and Force policy guiding discipline geared toward upholding professionalism, respect for rule of law and human rights among senior police officers,’’ Fakai said.

The committee meets fortnightly, except in emergency situation, to consider cases of misconduct forwarded to it.

The committee is expected to meet between July 8 and July 12 to hear disciplinary cases against the 195 senior officers appearing before it.

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Heartless! Siblings macheted mother to death in Edo state

Two siblings have been arrested in Edo State for allegedly killing their mother.

It was learnt that Omolayo Ojeifo, 25, and her younger brother, Taiye, 20, in Lampese, Akoko-Edo Local Government, allegedly lured their mother, Itowo Ojeifo, to a farm road, where they allegedly killed her with a machete.

The elder sibling, according to reports, had been having issues with her mother, who she accused of being behind her financial stagnation.

She was said to have however apologised to her mother few days to her murder, saying she was misled into believing that her mother was responsible for her misfortune.

On the reported day the mother was killed, the suspect was said to have appealed to her to accompany her somewhere.

The victim reportedly relented after much persuasion, abandoning the cassava she was said to have been peeling, to accompany her daughter.

Itowo was said to have been led through a bush path and midway, the younger sibling brought out a machete, with which she was hacked to death.

An eyewitness was said to have rushed down to the community to report what he saw.

Confirming the incident on Sunday, Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Eguavoen, said the incident happened on July 3.

The PPRO said it was the former husband of the victim, Sunday Itowo, that made a formal report to the police on the incident.

Eguavoen said the suspects ran to Uzebba in Owan West LGA, but that covert police intelligence work led to their arrest.

He said the case will soon be transferred to the state command for further investigation.

Information from The Punch newspaper was used in this report.