A shocking double homicide has rocked Edo State as Wealth Nnamdi stands accused of killing his soon-to-be bride and her three-year-old daughter.
The gruesome incident reportedly occurred on March 18, according to Edo State Police Command spokesperson CSP Moses Joel Yamu.
In a tragic twist, police revealed the suspect had been preparing to marry the victim this Saturday, March 29. Authorities have not yet determined whether a domestic dispute preceded the violent attack.
However, the Command’s spokesman said, “Ekiadolor Division received a report from a concerned neighbour of the deceased that he is perceiving an offensive odour from his neighbour’s room located at Idiangbona Street of Ovbiogoe Community.”
The statement 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 3-year-old daughter named ‘Miracle.”
“On the strength of the report, the DPO Ekiadolor led operatives to the area where the odour emanated from; however, they discovered that it was locked from outside. The room was forced open, and the decomposing bodies of the woman with an injury that appears to be a machete cut on her head and her baby on the bed were discovered.
“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 suspect has since gone underground since the discovery, as the command is doing everything possible to ensure the arrest of the fleeing suspect.”