Ahead of their traditional wedding ceremony, a man, identified as Wealth Nnamdi, has allegedly killed his pregnant fiancee, Osasu Isaac and her daughter, identified as Miracle, following a disagreement at Idiangbona Street of Ovbiogoe Community, Benin, Edo State.
Nnamdi fled to an destination after committing the alleged crime.
According to the couple’s neighbours, who pleaded anonymity, the suspect and his wife-to-be had on March 16 engaged each other in a fisticuff, resulting in the death of the woman and her daughter from a precious marriage, identified as Miracle.
Their neighbours disclosed that the couple were about to get married with the traditional marriage ceremony fixed for March 29 and the church wedding scheduled for April 6.
One of the neighbours, who declined to be identified, said, “Osasu Isaac, known as Mama Halleluyah, a petty trader and Wealth Nnamdi from Imo State had been together for over three years.
“In fact, the man moved in with the deceased with her daughter from a previous marriage. The deceased, who was pregnant, unfortunately, was killed alongside her daughter by the same man she was supposed to wed in a few days. The traditional wedding was fixed for March 29, while the church wedding was scheduled for April 6.
“They engaged in a shouting bout on Sunday but the neighbours were not bothered because it was a usual occurrence.
“It seems the argument escalated to a point that the man killed her pregnant wife-to-be and the daughter in the room, locked them up and escaped. So, when a foul smell started coming out of the room, the police were called.”
State Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu, confirmed the incident, adding that investigations had been launched into the gruesome murder of the woman and her daughter.
The police said preliminary investigations have shown that Nnamdi remained the prime suspect for the crime.
A statement by the PPRO read, “The Edo State Police Command has since commenced investigation into the gruesome murder of a woman popularly known as “Mama Hallelujah” and her three three-year-old daughter named Miracle.”
“On March 18, 2025, at about 20:30hrs, the Ekiadolor Division received a report from a concerned neighbour of the deceased that he was perceiving an offensive odour from his neighbour’s room located at Idiangbona Street of Ovbiogoe Community.
“On the strength of the report, the DPO Ekiadolor led operatives to the area where the room where the odour was emanating from was identified but discovered to be locked from the outside.
“The room was forced open, only for them to discover the already decomposing bodies of the woman with an injury that appeared to be a machete cut on her head and her baby on the bed.
“During preliminary investigation, all fingers pointed at her live-in lover, simply identified as Wealth Nnamdi, whose wedding with the deceased mother of one was set for 29/03/2025.”
The police noted that the whereabouts of the suspect remained unknown while its operatives were taking all steps to ensure his arrest.
