A tricycle rider known only as IK has allegedly beaten his female lover, a mother of two, to death before abandoning her corpse alongside their two young children in Ogbogoro, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident reportedly occurred along the CPM Street axis of Ogbogoro on Tuesday.
Residents discovered the lifeless body of the woman and her two children inside a stationary tricycle at about 7:00 a.m. A resident, Mr. Senibo, said the disturbing scene attracted the attention of passersby and residents, prompting a report to the police. Officers from the Ozuoba Police Division arrived at the scene quickly.
The older child, believed to be under six years old, recounted how her father assaulted her mother with an object at a guest house where the family had spent the night on Monday. “The child told the police that her father used an object to beat her mother. She said that when her mother could no longer stand or speak, he drove them out of the guest house and later abandoned them in the tricycle,” the witness said.
The suspect fled after leaving the woman’s body and the children behind. The spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Agabe Blessing Kaborlo, confirmed the incident. She said the Ozuoba Police Division received information from a passerby who noticed a woman and two children inside a blue tricycle parked by the roadside. A patrol team was dispatched immediately.
“The Ozuoba Police Division patrol team swiftly moved to the scene, where officers found the lifeless body of a woman and two children aged about five years and six months respectively,” ASP Agabe said. The five-year-old child told police that her father had assaulted her mother during the night, leaving her seriously injured. The suspect allegedly rushed the woman to an undisclosed hospital after noticing her deteriorating condition, but she was pronounced dead. “The suspect subsequently abandoned the children and the corpse inside the tricycle before fleeing,” she added.
The deceased was identified by her sister, who was contacted by the police. The remains have been deposited in a mortuary for preservation and autopsy. Investigations are ongoing. The custody of the two children has been handed over to the deceased’s sister. Police are intensifying efforts to track down and arrest the fleeing suspect.
