Dominion Okoro, the 25 year old housemaid of late Madam Maria Oredola Igbinedion, mother to former Edo State governor, Lucky Igbinedion, has confessed
Dominion Okoro, the 25 year old housemaid of late Madam Maria Oredola Igbinedion, mother to former Edo State governor, Lucky Igbinedion, has confessed to killing the nonagenarian with a stool.
Narrating how she killed the 85 year old on December 2, Okoro, who was arrested in her hometown, Calabar, said she hit her late boss with a stool while she was sleeping in order to rob her of her possession.
Okoro, who stated this while being paraded at Edo State Police headquarters in Benin, disclosed that she made away with N100,000, a wristwatch and jewellery from the GRA residence of the Igbinedions.
She said, “I killed Mama (Madam Maria Igbinedion) to carry her money. She did not offend me. While she was sleeping on her bed, around 12:01 a.m. on December 2, 2021, I used a stool to hit her on the head and she was shouting for help, but only the gateman was around and he did not hear the shout. Mama later died.
“I waited till 4 a.m. on December 2, 2021, before leaving the house with Mama’s N100,000, wristwatch, and jewellery. I escaped to Cross River State, but I was later arrested by the police.”
The late Igbinedion was buried in Benin on December 10 in Benin.
Okoro’s elder sister, Patience, was first arrested by the police before Dominion was later nabbed and moved to Benin for a thorough investigation. Okoro said neither she nor their parents in Cross River State knew anything about the crime committed by Dominion.
The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Phillip Ogbadu, revealed that it took time, efforts and money to arrest Dominion, noting that no fewer than 20 persons were first arrested before Dominion was arrested and she confessed to committing the crime.
He noted the suspects in the murder of Madam Igbinedion would soon be charged to court, after thorough investigation.
