Edo police launch manhunt for teenager who allegedly killed 65-year-old woman

An unnamed suspected teenage cultist who allegedly shot dead a 65-year-old retired headmistress, Mrs Uwaifo Clara, on Wednesday night, is still on the run.

The Edo state Police Command, through the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Abiodun Osifo, said it was on the trail of the teenager.

Speaking with newsmen on Saturday in Benin, the state capital, the PPRO said the late Clara was allegedly killed at the entrance to her house, while she was on her way back from the hospital where the daughter delivered a baby.

According to Osifo, the suspect who had been on the wanted list of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, was hiding at the back of the gate and immediately he saw the victim gained entrance through her residence, he brought out his gun and shot at her from behind.

The PPRO Osifo described the teenager as a serial killer who must face the consequence of his actions.

He warned other cult members to desist from cultism as the police would do everything possible to make Edo a peaceful state, adding that the force had extended its campaign across the state in order to bring the suspect to book.

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