5 Hired Killers, Assassins Arrested At
Herbalist Shrine In Benin Edo State During Spiritual Protection Ritual,
Names Of Murder Target Uncovered.5 criminals have been arrested by Edo
Police Command while planning to assassinate one Etionsa Ighodalo and
many others in Ovia North-East LGA of Edo State over
politics and who becomes Chairman of Iyowa Community.
While briefing journalists in Benin
yesterday, Zone 5 ASP, Emeka Iheneanacho said that the suspects
identified as Osahon Iserhienrhien Monday Idele, Uhunoma Idele, Iyobo
Iyamu, Odion Omwamghe and Augustine Igbinovia were hired to assassinate
one Etionsa Ighodalo and a few others on the 4th of July 2015.
The Zonal operatives got wind of the planned assassination and
arrested Monday Idele and Uhunoma Idele, whose statements helped in the
arrest of the principal suspect, Osahon Iserhienrhien, Iyobor Iyamu,
Odion Omwanghe and Augustine Igbininovia on the 5th July 2015 at the
Native Doctor shrine where they seek for voodoo and spiritual
protection,” Iheneanacho said, adding that the remote cause of the
sinister plan was power tussle between Mr. Etionsa Ighodalo and the
principal suspect, Osahon Iserhienrhien.
The police spokesman said item recovered at the Native Doctor’s
Shrine was a list containing names of Etionsa Ighodalo and nine others
allegedly targeted for murder by the suspects.
Also paraded by the Zone 5 Command was
one Stephen Enakhare Oshioma, suspected to be a notorious fraudster who
specializes in forging and faking corporate institutions’ documents such
as University Degree Certificates, School Certificates, drivers
licenses, bank statement of accounts, among others.
The suspect was arrested at his No. 6, Paul Omorodion Street, BDPA Ugbowo, following a tip-off.
Following his arrest, his house was searched which led to the
recovery of several forged Certificates of Ambrose Alli University,
Auchi Polytechnic, College of Education, Ekiadolor and sets of
computers, rubber stamps of various tertiary, banking and corporate
institutions within Edo and Oyo states.
