The Edo State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the arrest of one Kelvin Izekor over the murder of his wife, Success Izekor, aged 38, on Saturday.
In a viral video, police officers and residents were seen taking the deceased, who had machete wounds on her head, from her apartment into a police Hilux van.
The couple was said to be newly married, and residents were at a loss as to what could have transpired between them that led to Success’s death.
The spokesperson of the Edo State Police Command, Moses Yamu, confirmed the incident in a statement released on Sunday, saying that the husband was about to be lynched by an irate mob before the police arrived, pacified the crowd, and arrested the suspect.
Yamu added that the state Commissioner of Police, Betty Otimenyin, condemned the recent rise in cases of domestic violence, assuring the public of a thorough investigation into the woman’s death.
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