How, why housemaid strangled ex-Edo Gov. Igbinedion’s mother to death

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The late Maria Igbinedion and housemaid, right.

Gory details of how the mother of a former Governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion, Madam Maria Igbinedion died, have emerged.

She was reportedly strangled to death by her housemaid.

A report by THE WILL newspaper said the dastardly act has thrown the Igbinedion family into a frenzy of anger, pains and mourning, apparently devastated by the manner of their matriarch’s death.

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Maria Igbinedion, who hailed from Usen in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State, died on Thursday December 2 at her home in Ugbo, Benin-City, the Edo State capital at the age of 85.

The newspaper gathered that the octogenarian died through the dastardly act of one of her maids employed to live with and attend to her needs.

The maid was said to have strangled her in her home, ransacked her room for jewelry and money and disappeared into thin air.

The late Mama Maria had remained confined to a wheel chair since her 80th birthday, unable to move around.

She managed to survive the dark days of the Covid-19 pandemic only to be killed by a hired hand entrusted to take care of her.

Efforts, according to the report, were being made to track and apprehend the killer thief who is reportedly from Cross River State. Security forces have been activated to fish her out.

The late woman’s children have reportedly vowed to stop at nothing to track the suspected culprit, even if it means going to her village to arrest her family members.

Maria was married to Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin Kingdom as his first wife.

She is survived by Lucky (the former governor), Bright Igbinedion, Patience and Philomena, as well as grandchildren. (The Conclave)

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