TRAGEDY struck, Sunday, at Ibillo, Akoko Edo Local
Government Area of Edo State, when a man popularly known as Alhaji, murdered three
persons including a three year old boy, after a quarrel over the ownership of a
bitter leaf plant in the compound.
The sad incident occurred at Ogo quarters Ibillo
Sunday evening. The three killed includes a man identified as Mr Aliu Ademo, a
girl called Favour and a little boy Isaac, who later died yesterday morning at
the hospital.
Vanguard learnt that trouble started when the Alhaji
had a heated quarrel with the daughter of a Co-tenant called Favour over the
bitter leaf plant in the compound.
It was said that Alhaji went to harvest the
vegetable without the consent of the owner which angered the daughter of the
woman, Favour.
According to an eyewitness, “Alhaji who is from
Igbira came out with a cutlass and beheaded the girl.
Mr Aliu saw what happened and started shouting,
Alhaji ran after Isaac the little boy to kill him but Aliu pursued him in order
to save the boy.
But he succeeded in killing both the small boy and
Mr Aliu.
“He decided to kill the man because the man came to
save the little boy.
The small boy was rushed to the hospital because he
was still unconscious but we later heard he died this morning (Monday). Alhaji
is on the run now but the police is looking for him”.
Reacting to the murder, the Police Public Relations
Officer in the state, Mr Stephen Onwechei, said “ the suspect is currently on
the run but we are on his trail.
He will be arrested. He abandoned his cutlass and
took off after the killings. When people came around to stop him he killed them
including a three year old child.
“That is barbaric. I understand he previously had
quarrel with the mother of the child over the ownership of the bitter leaf in
the compound.
That is madness but we must arrest him no matter how
far he tries to run. He must face justice for his wicked act” he declared.
Source: Vanguard
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