The housemaid of the mother of Lucky Igbinedion, former governor of Edo State has described how she murdered the aged woman.
The 25-year-old housemaid, Dominion Okoro, confessed that she killed the 85-year-old Maria Igbinedion, while she slept in her room at her residence in GRA Benin City.
Okoro took to her heels after the crime on December 2.
According to her, she crept to where the woman was sleeping and hit her with a stool in order to rob her of her possessions.
Okoro who was arrested in Calabar, Cross River State and is now being detained at the Edo State police command said:
“I killed Mama (Madam Maria Igbinedion) to carry her money. She did not offend me. While she was sleeping on her bed, around 12:01 a.m. on December 2, 2021, I used a stool to hit her on the head and she was shouting for help, but only the gateman was around and he did not hear the shout. Mama later died.
“I waited till 4 a.m. on December 2, 2021, before leaving the house with Mama’s N100,000, wristwatch, and jewellery. I escaped to Cross River State, but I was later arrested by the police.”
The Commissioner of Police in Edo state, Phillip Ogbadu, revealed that it took time, effort and money to arrest Dominion, noting that no fewer than 20 persons were first arrested before Dominion was arrested and she confessed to committing the crime.
Madam Igbinedion has since been buried.
