The Edo state police command have arrested one suspect in connection with the m#rder of a 30-year-old interior decorator identified as Esohe Aigbe.
The deceased was reportedly hacked to de@th at a funeral in Benin City, the state capital where she had gone to offer free design job as her contribution to the funeral ceremony.
According to relatives, she had gone to assist a friend in decorating the funeral venue at Ujo Street in the Ogida area.
After completing the job, she was still at the venue when unidentified persons attacked her. She was rushed to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital with severe injuries but did not survive.
Confirming the incident to newsmen, the command’s spokesperson, Eno Ikoedem, said one person has been arrested in connection with the incident. She mentioned that preliminary investigation have linked one Faith to the murder. She added that further investigation is ongoing to ascertain the circumstances surrounding her demise.
She mentioned that the suspect has been transferred to the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation Department in the state police headquarters. She stated that efforts are being made to arrest any accomplice in the mu#der.