Tragedy in Edo: Gunmen K!ll Man, Abduct Pregnant Wife and Sister in Midnight Attack

 

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed a man identified as Friday Pius and abducted his pregnant wife and her sister during a deadly home invasion in Uluoke community, Uzairue, Etsako West LGA of Edo State.

The harrowing incident took place in the early hours of Monday, April 14, 2025, when the attackers stormed the victim’s residence between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m.

According to eyewitnesses, the assailants shot Pius dead at close range, leaving his lifeless body beside his three young children who cried helplessly as the attackers escaped into the night with their mother and aunt.

“When people finally came out after the gunfire ended, they found the man lying in a pool of blood. His wife and her sister were gone,” a community source recounted.

The spokesperson of the Edo State Police Command, CSP Moses Yamu, confirmed the incident in a statement released on Thursday. He disclosed that police operatives have been deployed to the area and are working in collaboration with local vigilantes and hunters to rescue the kidnapped victims and bring the perpetrators to justice.

“The Command is aware. Necessary deployments have been made in that regard. Our men have sustained bush combing and rescue operations with a view to rescuing the victims,” Yamu said.

In the wake of the attack, women from the community staged a protest, taking to the streets to demand urgent government intervention and improved security.

One of the protesters, who identified herself as Rashidetu, expressed frustration over the rising insecurity in the area.

“We can’t go to our farms anymore. Herdsmen have taken over—uprooting cassava to feed their cows and kidnapping or killing anyone who tries to stop them,” she lamented.

She emphasized that the protest wasn’t just about this latest tragedy but about the worsening security situation that has left the community living in constant fear and unable to earn a livelihood.

The community is now calling on security agencies and the government to take immediate action before more lives are lost.