Officers of the Edo state police command have arrested a 31 year old man identified as Joshua Osaigbovo for murdering his 21 year old girlfriend identified as Osato Festus Edogiaweria and burying her corpse in a shallow grave.
The state’s police spokesperson, Superintendent (SP), Sunday Yamu confirmed that Osaigbovo was arrested on Sunday, June 22 after the mother of the deceased identified as Ojo lodged a missing person complaint at the Aduwawa Police Division in Benin city, the state’s capital on Friday, April 25.
Yamu noted that Ojo reported that her daughter had left home on Sunday, April 20 with a friend and had not returned or made contact since.
The police spokesperson mentioned that the case was later handed over to the State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID) for a more in-depth probe, underscoring the Command’s commitment to tackling crime across the state.
He said, “Operatives of the Family Unit, through painstaking investigation and technical intelligence, arrested one Joshua Osaigbovo, a resident of Iyanomon community in Ikpoba-Okha LGA in connection with the crime on 18th June, 2025.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to inviting Osato to his residence on April 27.
“An altercation broke out between the two, during which Osato fell, hit her head on the ground, and died.
“Osaigbovo further confessed to taking the young woman’s body in a wheelbarrow to a nearby bush, where he buried her in a shallow grave a few meters from his home.
“On June 20, 2025, Osaigbovo led police operatives to the burial site in the Iyanomon community.
“The remains of Osato Festus were exhumed following all necessary procedures.
“The suspect is expected to be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.”
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