Gunmen k!ll woman and abduct her husband in Edo community

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have k!lled a woman and abducted her husband in Ubuneke-Ivbiaro community in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State.  It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the community on Sunday night, May 18, 2025 and went straight to the couple's residence.  The attackers, believed to have emerged from the Ivbiaro-Auchi-Ikpeshi forest route, struck at around 8 p.m., shooting the woman in the neck before seizing her husband, Mr Arimazoya Abona, who is in his seventies.   Eyewitnesses recounted how neighbours, alerted by the sound of gunfire, rushed to the scene only to find the womans lifeless body sprawled in a pool of blood in front of the house, while her husband had been forcibly taken away.  Despite a swift mobilisation of local youths who ventured into the forest in an attempt to rescue the victim, their efforts proved unsuccessful.  Residents have expressed frustration at what they described as the slow response from security agencies.   The Nigeria Police at the Afuze Divisional Headquarters were reportedly notified of the attack but did not respond until around 8 a.m. the following morning.   When officers eventually arrived, they were accompanied by personnel of the Nigerian Army, and the womans corpse was taken to the mortuary.  Reacting to the latest tragedy, Chief Isah Umoru Osikhekhai, the Village Head of neighbouring Ivbiokhulotor, described the k!lling and abduction as both barbaric and deeply alarming.  He lamented that insecurity has robbed the people of their livelihood, as many are now too afraid to go to their farms.   With the planting season underway, he warned that food security is under threat.  Appealing for urgent intervention, Osikhekhai called on the Edo State Government, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, Federal and State lawmakers representing the Owan constituencies, local government authorities, and security agencies to rescue the community from further violence.  We are helpless. We need help before these gunmen k!ll us all," he cried out.    The post Gunmen k!ll woman and abduct her husband in Edo community appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.