A lady identified as Dominion Okoro, the maid to the mother of the former Governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbinedion has revealed how she killed the elderly woman.
The 25-year-old said that she hit Madam Maria Otedola with a stool in the middle of the night, while she was sleeping to be able to rob her of her possessions.
While being paraded at the Edo State Police Command headquarters, the maid added that she stole N100,000, a wristwatch and jewellery from the GRA, Benin City residence of the Igbinedions.
According to her, “I killed Mama (Madam Maria Igbinedion) to carry her money. She did not offend me. While she was sleeping on her bed, around 12:01 am on December 2, 2021, I used a stool to hit her on the bed and she was shouting for help, but only the gateman was around and he did not hear her shout. Mama later died.
“I waited till 4:00am on December 2, 2021 before leaving the house with Mama’s N100,000, wristwatch and jewellery. I escaped to Cross River State, but I was later arrested by the Police.”
The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Phillip Ogbadu revealed that it took time, efforts and money to arrest the maid noting that no fewer than 20 persons were first arrested before Dominion was finally nabbed and she confessed to committing the crime.
Ogbadu added that the suspects in the murder of the matriarch will be thoroughly investigated and charged to court.
Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion (born 13 May 1957) was the governor of Edo State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
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