Gunmen murder 72-year-old former president of Benue Appeal Court at home
Tragic news unfolded, as retired President of the Benue State Customary Court of Appeal, Mrs. Margaret Igbeta, was found brutally murdered in her residence on Wantor Kwange Street in the city of Makurdi.
The 72-year-old jurist was discovered lifeless in a pool of blood on Thursday night, shocking the community.
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According to reports by Daily trust, unidentified gunmen entered Igbeta’s home and mercilessly took her life, leaving a harrowing scene of red throughout her house.
Authorities suspect that the murder could have occurred the day before, given the condition of the body.
It was suspected that the late jurist might have been killed a day earlier as suggested by the state of her corpse.
Her body was later retrieved by the police from her home, opposite BSU College of Medicine along Gboko road in Makurdi.
A police source not authorised to speak with journalists, said, “Yes, it’s true. Yesterday, (Thursday) her lifeless body was discovered in her house but the corpse was not looking too good again meaning that it couldn’t have happened yesterday; maybe a day before yesterday (Wednesday).”
The source added that the police were working to unravel the killers of the judge even as her family members were already giving useful information to effect an arrest.
However, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Catherine Anene, when contacted replied in a text message, “Let me get to town and understand what happened.”
