In a tragic incident, Kelvin Osamede Izekor is alleged to have killed his wife, Ugiagbe Osaiyekemwen Success Izekor, aged 38, merely eight months after their wedding in Edo State.
The event took place on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at No. 50 Upper Mission Extension, Benin City.
Sources reveal that the suspect used a hammer to fatally assault Success during a fierce argument.
A wedding invitation below indicates that the couple was married on Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Benin City.
A resident shared the couple’s wedding video in a post on X, expressing shock over the tragic incident.
The spokesperson for the Edo State Police Command, Moses Yamu, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, said the husband was about to be lynched by a mob before the police arrived, pacified them and arrested the suspect.
According to unconfirmed reports, the deceased was four months pregnant at the time of her murder.
Neighbours claimed Kelvin had been beating the deceased even before they got married but the abuse became frequent after their wedding.
They claimed that the suspect once attacked Success with a cutlass.