The Edo state Polie Command has arrested two brothers for
the alleged murder of their 67-year-old grandmother, Grace Ovbiebo in the
Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.The brothers were alleged to
have killed their grandma for money ritual in connivance with two other
relatives.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo,
confirmed the arrest on Monday.
“The two boys killed their grandmother, but the ritual
aspect is not part of our investigations,” Kokumo added.
It was learnt that the suspects, identified as Dickson Oluka
and Salaye Oluka, had consulted a native doctor about their desire to become
wealthy.
They were said to have been advised by the native doctor to
strap live tortoises around their backs and kill a close relative, with
the assurance that they would become rich afterwards.
It was learnt that the suspects, upon conspiring among
themselves, held their grandmother and smashed her head against a wall.
Ovbiebo was said to have died instantly. It was gathered
that the two other suspects, Martins Oluka and Austin Enayi, had been at large
since December 12, 2017, when the alleged crime was committed.
However, the police said they had launched a manhunt for the
two fleeing suspects.
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