How I Killed Lucky Igbinedion’s Mother – Maid

Dominion Okoro, the main suspect in the murder of Mrs Maria Igbinedion, mother of a former Edo State governor, Lucky Igbinedion, has narrated how she killed the politician’s 85-year-old mother.

Recall that Mrs Igbinedion was murdered on December 1, by her home help (Okoro), who subsequently fled the scene.

Narrating how she carried out the nefarious act on December 2, the 25-year-old housemaid, who was arrested in her hometown, Calabar, said she hit her late boss with a stool while 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.”

Madam Igbinedion was buried in Benin on December 10 in Benin.

The prime suspect’s (Dominion’s) elder sister, Patience, was first arrested by the police before Dominion was later nabbed and moved to Benin for a thorough investigation.

Patience Okoro said neither she nor their parents in Cross River State knew anything about the crime committed by Dominion.