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Edo: 3-year-old Accompanies Uncle, Security Guard, To Hospital, Die Mysteriously

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2 years ago

July 17, 2022

A 3-year-old boy simply identified as Prosper has reportedly died under questionable circumstances in a private hospital in Benin City.

He was said to have accompanied his uncle, Andy Okoli who is a security man to the hospital.

The boy was said to have accompanied his uncle to the private hospital situated at Wisdom Street, off 2nd East Circular Road, Benin City

The hotel was said to be owned by a former Managing Director of the Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital Uselu, Benin.

Mother of the deceased, Mary Okoli, she hurriedly rushed down to the hospital after she was called, what she heard has remained a mystery which must be unraveled.

She therefore called for justice as she said she suspects foul play.

A staff of the hospital noted: “A security staff only about ten days ago, was coming to work with a minor who he said was his sister’s son. On the fateful day the little boy went missing and was later found dead in one of the hospital rooms and when we discovered it, we quickly alerted the police.”

A resident in the area alleged negligence as he said: “When the security man did not see the boy, he did not raise alarm and when he eventually did, the body was not found until when a staff went into the labour room the following day.”

The proprietor of the hospital was said to have suddenly disappeared when corpse of the boy was discovered in one of the rooms of the hospital in the following morning.

Confirming the incident on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Edo State Command, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the police suspected foul play, just as he disclosed that the security man and the nurses on duty when the incident happened are being investigated by the homicide section in the state command.

He said “The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Esigie Police Division Headquarters Benin City, and his police operatives moved to the scene and discovered that the hospital premises was well secured so he suspected foul play hence the security man and the nurse that was on duty were arrested and brought to Esigie Police station for questioning.

“Shortly the news broke out that the dead body of the child was found at the hospital. The case file, suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department of Edo State Police Command while the corpse of the child was deposited for preservation. Discreet investigation is currently taking place in the homicide section of the SCID.”

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PHOTOS: Properties Worth Millions Destroyed As Fire Razes Shops In Benin

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6 hours ago

April 24, 2024

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Men of the Federal Fire Service, Edo State Fire Service, Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport Benin, the University of Benin Fire Service (UNIBEN) and the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) on Wednesday battled helplessly to put out a raging fire that gulfed four shop on the busy Ugbowo-lagos road.

The fire incident was said to have started from one of the shops, dealing on Hospital and Laboratory equipment, and later spread to other shops within the building.

It was gathered that the fire incident occured around 2pm and caused alot of anxiety as residents and shop owners made frantic effort to salvage the goods, while operatives of the different fire services were on ground to fight the fire, without any luck.

A visit to the scene of the inferno, it was discovered that all four shops directly opposite the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) was completely razed in the inferno.

Scene of the incident.

Speaking, one of the shop owners who operates a Boutique, Mr. Sunday Madubuko said about 2.45pm, a shop next to his was on fire, as he was told by the shop sales girl.

“The sales girl ran to my shop telling me that fire is burning in our office, I told her I don’t have a fire extinguisher. Before I knew it, the fire extended to my Boutique . All I know is that the fire started from the Laboratory Shop and spread to other shops. The cause of the fire, I still don’t know. What I lost in the inferno is goods worth over N20,000,000,”Madubuko said.

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Edo Cultists Kill Rival In Daughter’s Presence, Abandon Getaway Car

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7 hours ago

April 24, 2024

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There was tension in Auchi, Edo State, on Tuesday as members of rival cult groups engaged in a violent confrontation, resulting in the killing of an alleged Eiye member in the presence of his daughter.

According to reports, the perpetrators believed to be members of the Aye Confraternity, arrived at the scene in a Lexus car.

NaijaConfra, a social-media-based platform dedicated to the eradication of cultism-related killings in Nigeria, reported the incident on X on Wednesday.

Naija Confra revealed that the violence was a retaliatory strike orchestrated by members of the Aye group in response to an earlier attack on an Aye member identified as Emma, who was killed on Monday in Auchi.

“Naija Confra can now confirm that the Aye member named Emma, eliminated in Auchi on Monday, whose assailants were initially unknown, was indeed carried out by members of Eiye, as the events of yesterday was a retaliation for that attack,” it wrote on its X page.

The reports indicate that despite the presence of the victim’s daughter, the assailants attacked hastily, abandoning their vehicle and weapons.

Members of vigilante groups in the area were said to have pursued the assailants, prompting them to flee the scene.

It was learnt that the incident occurred behind Farnet in Auchi.

A video shared online showed the deceased lying lifelessly on the floor.

Another video showed the car allegedly abandoned by the perpetrators.

The Edo State Police Command has yet to issue an official statement regarding the incident.

When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, said that he was not aware of the incident.

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Edo Police Parade 21 Suspects Over Alleged Murder, Cultism, Pipeline Vandalism

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1 day ago

April 23, 2024

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No fewer than 21 suspects were on Tuesday paraded by the Nigeria police, Edo State Command, for alleged robbery, unlawful possession of fire arms, murder, cultism, illicit drugs, economic sabotage and pipeline vandalism.

Parading the suspects at the Command headquarters, Benin City, the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, Mr. Funsho Adegboye, said the suspects were arrested at different parts of the state for various crimes.

Among the suspects were Ovie Samuel (46), Stanley Itota (45), Felix Oputi (46), Kadiri Hassan (45) and Alex Akaeze, who were arrested for being in possession of 1,080 kilograms of ICE (hard drug), worth ₦20, million street value.

Adegboye described successes recorded by operatives of the different units of the Command in the last two weeks as “a season of harvest of criminals.”

“This has been a season of harvest of criminals. the suspects were arrested within a period of two weeks and all this is done to make Edo safe for the citizens to carry out businesses in the state,” he said.

Meanwhile, CP Funsho Adegboye has advised parents to warn their children, especially university students, to avoid being used by unscrupulous politicians.

He gave the warning ahead of the commencement of governorship electioneering.

“We want to implore members of the public to please warn their wards, especially young people, especially university students.

“Our youths should be discouraged, they should not be used as tools in the hands of some unscrupulous politicians.

“Like I advised the executive members of the Students’ Union of the University of Benin, the people that are making use of them, their own children are not around, so why would they want to get involved,” he said.

Adegboye, who commended the people of the state for supporting the police, appealed to all stakeholders to continue to give useful information to enable the police to fight crimes and criminality in the state.