A middle-aged man, Emmanuel Ovwarueso, has been arrested for allegedly killing his daughter and burying her body in a shallow grave.
The suspect was arrested in Uteh Community in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of the state by operatives of the Edo State Security Network (ESSN).
According to sources, the suspect confessed to the ESSN operatives who apprehended him at the Uteh area of the Upper Mission Road Extension, that he killed his daughter for a money ritual.
The suspect’s wife while speaking on the incident, said “My husband’s attitude changed recently. He kept saying I should not look at him like a poor man anymore.
“Even at his place of work, he was buying drinks for everyone as if he was celebrating. Even his co-workers were surprised at his new spending style.
“He even told them that his money is very near. We never knew he was having such a dangerous plan,” she said.
The vigilante member, who spoke on the grounds of anonymity, said, “We saw him that Thursday night with a bag, walking so fast like he was rushing to catch up with a flight.
“We stopped him, but he resisted us. We asked what was inside the bag; he said it was his food. So we searched the bag and found a human head inside.
“We interrogated him, and from the way he was talking, it was obvious he was hiding something.
“So we took him to his house, and we met his wife tied down. We untied her and asked who tied her; she said it was her husband.
“She told us that her husband tied her down with a rope before killing their daughter.
“He took us to the place where he buried the little girl’s body in a shallow grave, and the body of the girl was exhumed immediately,” he said.
Contacting the Edo State Police Command for confirmation, the Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, said he was yet to be briefed about it.
“I am not aware. I will find out, and when I do, I will get back to you,” Nwabuzor said.
