An elderly woman was reportedly matcheted to dead by a suspected ritualist in Ughelli- Olomoro community, Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State.
The deceased, whose identity could not be ascertained at press time was said to be sleeping in her house in the Ukoli quarter of the community when she was killed.
According to reports, sources said the woman said to be in her eighties, was found in a pool of her own blood in the early hours of Monday with some parts of her body missing.
The women thronged the streets of the community protesting the gruesome murder of the octogenarian.
A source who craved anonymity, said; “The woman was killed this morning and the community is accusing a boy of killing her because they found the woman’s handbag in his possession.
“On seeing the bag with him, they beat the boy to stupour. In the process, the police came in and put the situation under control.”
Another source lamented that “It is painful that these days, people can no longer sleep with their two eyes closed because of killings here and there majorly for ritual purposes. The government now can no longer guarantee citizens security of their lives and properties.”
The State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incident said: “A woman was killed but none of her body part was missing.”
Edafe, who said the police had deposited the body of the woman in the mortuary, noted that “from what we discovered, the suspect that killed the woman is mentally deranged.”
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