A suspect simply identified as Osas is on the run after allegedly killing his girlfriend, Elohor Oniorosa, on Christmas Eve in what was suspected to be ritual killing in Benin-city, the Edo State capital.
According to the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Bello Kontongs, the father of the deceased, William Oniorosa, reported the case to the police, and investigation is on to arrest the suspect. The PPRO gave the suspect name as Osa, a boyfriend to the deceased, adding that the suspect surname is unknown.
He said: “Investigation is on while the suspect is on the run. The incident happens on December 24, 2021.”
According to the information, “The suspected ‘Yahoo Boy’ is said to have recently returned from Ghana a week ago and allegedly slaughtered his girlfriend in Benin-city.”
The incident as further gathered was said to have taken place in Egor Local Government Area of the state, an outskirts of the Benin metropolis, where the suspect also hails fro