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From Tony Osauzo, Benin
Suspected ritualists have beheaded a 43-year-old fashion designer, Lawrence Edobor, at Evbuotubu community in Benin, throwing the community into deep shock. The incident reportedly happened at about 2 a.m. on Friday as the deceased was said to be returning home from a burial he attended on Thursday evening before he was murdered and beheaded.
A resident of the community, who requested anonymity, said the deceased was a well-known fashion designer who owned a shop in Eweka within the community. “According to what I heard, the deceased attended a funeral ceremony earlier that night. As he walked home around 2 am, he was ambushed by a group of persons suspected to be ritualists. They attacked and killed him, severing his head from his body,” the source narrated.
“The suspects then fled the scene, leaving the headless body on the road. While they were trying to escape, a team of Edo State Security Corps intercepted them and one of the suspect was caught with the head. During interrogation, the suspect abandoned the head and tried to escape again but was eventually apprehended,” the resident added.
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The spokesman of the Edo State Police Command, Moses Yamu, who confirmed the incident in a statement yesterday, said one of the suspects, Uwadiae Airebiuwa, 27, of Igbinudu Street, Evbuotubu Quarters, has been arrested in connection with the murder, adding that efforts were ongoing to arrest the fleeing members of the gang. “On 07/03/2025 at approximately 03:00hrs, Operatives of Evbuotubu Division alongside vigilante members, while on patrol of the area, intercepted and arrested one Uwadiae Airebiuwa, 27yrs, of Igbinudu Street, Evbuotubu Quarters, in possession of a fresh human head contained in a polythene bag,” the statement read.
“Upon interrogation, the suspect took them to a decapitated body of a man along the road near Eweka Shopping Plaza. The deceased, later identified by a family member as Edobor Lawrence, of 1 Osagie Street, Evbuotubu Quarters, was evacuated to the hospital for preservation while investigation continues,” it continued.
While condoling with the family of the deceased, the Commissioner of Police, Betty Otimenyin, assured them and the general public that the command will not rest until all those involved in this heinous crime are brought to book. She further advised young persons to seek legitimate means of making money rather than venturing into crime, the statement added.
