A 28-year-old named Helen Ehianu who had been missing since March 22, 2018, was found dead in a pit on March 24 in Obior community in Delta State, and The assailants were alleged to have absconded with her baby a 6 months old.

Not only was the victim strangled, her legs were also broken. Residents, who reportedly sighted one of the assailants dumping the body in the pit, raised the alarm. .

The immediate elder brother of the deceased, Samuel Ehianu, alleged that the victim’s friend, identified only as Precious, had a hand in her death because they left the family compound together.

According to Samuel, the friend said she was taking her to where she could be cured of the epilepsy she had been battling for years. Up till this moment, we have not heard from Precious.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Andrew Aniamaka, confirmed the incident, adding that the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department.