A woman who was a mother of four and identified as Mrs. Nata Igbinovia was stabbed and hacked to death by a man and his son in Okpagha community, Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State on Saturday 27 April 2024.

The Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Police Command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the incident. He stated,”The Command is aware of it. The suspect, Philip Ayo has been arrested and investigation into the murder case is still on,” he said.

According to sources, the victim, whose husband traveled abroad, was hacked to death by her neighbor, Philip Ayo, and his son while she was separating a fight between them and her nephew after a heated argument.

The daughter of the deceased, simply identified as Patience, alleged that during the argument, Philip brought a knife to stab their nephew but her mother shielded him and she was injured in the process.

According to her, her mother, while trying to escape from the attack, fell and the suspect’s son, who ran inside his father’s house, came out with an axe and hit her back. She also alleged that Ayo, who was still holding a knife in his hand, stabbed her mother again in the chest.

The suspects reportedly fled from the scene. “A good samaritan in the neighborhood who heard of the incident immediately brought a vehicle and we rushed her to the hospital, where she was confirmed dead,” she recounted.

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