By Kuwekuzi Aigbe, Edo
The Police in Benin city, Edo state has launched a manhunt for suspected ritualist and a yahoo boy, simply identified as Osas Osaretin, who reportedly ran away after hacking his girlfriend to death on Christmas Eve.
The suspected ‘Yahoo Boy’, who is currently on the run, had lured his girlfriend, Elohor Nancy Williams, to his house to spend the Christmas eve with him and later hacked the young girl to death.
He was said to have harvested some vital parts and organs of her body.
The mutilated body of the young woman was found at his residence at Egor in Edo State, after a search party broke into the apartment where he locked her up.
The suspect who recently returned to Nigeria from Ghana, had on Friday, December 24, invited his girlfriend to his residence. It is reported that when relatives couldn’t reach the victim via phone, they decided to launch a search for her.
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“They got to his apartment and found it locked. They broke into it and found Nancy in a pool of her own blood. Some parts of her body had been harvested. Osaretin is nowhere to be found at the moment.
“We urge the appropriate authorities to assist Nancy’s relatives with meting out justice. They’re heartbroken at the moment as a result of the tragic incident,” a source said.
Edo Police spokesperson, SP Bello Kontongs, who confirmed the incident said the father of the deceased, William Oniorosa, reported the case to the police and investigation is on to arrest the suspect.
The PPRO said, “The suspect’s name is Osas and his surname is unknown, who is a boyfriend of Elohor Oniorosa, daughter of one William Oniorosa, who also reported the incident to the police.
“Investigation is on while the suspect is on the run. The Incident happened on the 24th of December 2021,” the PPRO added.
The incident was said to have taken place in Egor Local Government Area, outskirts of Benin metropolis, where the suspect also hails from.
