From Attah Ede, Makurdi
An Unknown gunman has murdered a retired chief nurse, Mrs. Esther Amali and her house-help, Mercy Akuhe at behind Deeper Life Church, Federal Low-cost Estate, Naka Road in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
It was gathered that Mrs. Amali who retired recently from the Federal Medical Centre Makurdi as Chief Nurse, was loudly heard calling the name of her killer and that of her housemaid as “neighbour Ibrahim.
The attacker whom the late nurse allegedly identified as neighbour Ibrahim, left the five months old baby belonging to the housemaid unhurt while he slaughtered the duo like chicken.
Sources from the area told Daily Asset that the suspected murderer gained entrance into the compound at about 4:20pm on Sunday, and first attacked the housemaid who was alone at home performing domestic activities.
The sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that the deceased housemaid had a misunderstanding with Ibrahim because of his friend whom she (Mercy) accused as being responsible for her pregnancy and now the father of her baby.
But Ibrahim had consistently warned Mercy to stop associating his friend with being the father of her baby or otherwise, she would face the consequences.
“On that fateful Sunday, Mama Nurse left the house at about 2pm to where she usually attends a local bam meeting every Sunday. She finished from the BAM at about 4:30pm only to return home and stormed into a situation where her housemate was struggling with a killer whom she called his name “Ibrahim.”
“Mama started begging and calling the name of Ibrahim to stop what he is doing, and assured that henceforth, her housemaid would never accuse his friend of being the father of her baby again. But Ibrahim could not listen to Mama’s plea as he went on to stab Mercy (housemaid) to death then faced mama and also stabbed her multiple times.
“Ibrahim thought that mama had died and then jumped through the fence. It was while he left that mama struggled to come out and opened her gate before her neighbours could go inside the compound and see how mama could be rescued.
“We immediately arranged for a vehicle that conveyed mama and her housemaid to the hospital. While we were on our way to the hospital, Mama was narrating how the incident happened to us. Immediately we got to the hospital, she gave up the ghost.
“Our happiness now is that she has identified who killed her and the housemaid. We, as neighbours, have also identified Ibrahim and his family in our neighbourhood. But before the day could break this morning, the family of Ibrahim had relocated to an unknown destination.
“We are going to meet this evening as neighbours to decide on what to do with the family house of Ibrahim, either to sell the apartment and use the proceeds to conduct the burial or pull down the building. We have reported the matter to police “D” division Makurdi.
“The remains of the housemaid and her aunt have been deposited at the federal medical centre Makurdi while another neighbour had taken custody of the baby that was left behind.
“Mama Nurse was a kind hearted woman who loved peace and embraced everyone that came her way. This incident must not be swept under the carpet”, the sources said.
When contacted to confirm the incident, the Benue State Command Police Public Relations Officer SP Sewuese Anene said she would get back to journalists.
“I will get back to you on this,” Anene said.
Daily Asset
