Timothy Omobude 
Edo police command has arrested one Mr Kelvin Izekor over the death of his wife Mrs Success Izekor.
The police authority said the incident that happened around the Upper mission area attracted mob who were at the verge of killing the man before police arrival.
According to the Police spokes person CSP Moses Yamu in a press statement on Sunday said; on the evening of 22/02/2025 at about 22:00 hours, information was received that one Kelvin Izekor of no 50 Upper Mission extension, Benin-City had killed his wife named Success Izekor aged 38 years and was about to be lynched by an irate mob.
Operatives of the Aduwawa Division swiftly responded to the report and met the lifeless body of the woman lying in the pool of her own blood with deep cuts on her head.
It took serious efforts by the Police operatives to pacify the mob, rescue, and take the suspect into custody for investigation.
The victim was removed and rushed to the hospital, where she was confirmed dead.
The Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin, decried the recent cases of spouses being violent against each other.
She assured the public of diligent investigation into the death of the woman and that whoever found culpable would be dealt with according to the law.
