Woman Cries Out Over Army Cover Up Soldier Who Kill Hubby On Val Day In Edo
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#army #Benin #Edo #Nwosu #Obumneme #Police #Soldier Mrs Irene Obumneme, a pregnant woman and the wife of Stephen Obumneme Nwosu who was allegedly shot dead on Valentine Day around Amufi junction along Benin - Agbor road in Benin City, the Edo State capital has cried out to well meaning individuals and civil society organisations to help her prevail on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede and the 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army to bring the suspected murderer of her husband to justice, stating that, she has no knowledge if the soldier who allegedly committed the murder is actually being prosecuted, saying, till date, the family has no information about the identity of the alleged killer or any legal action taken by the military authority to make the killer soldier face full wrath of the law, adding that, the corpse of her husband has been in the mortuary since the incident occurred on February 14, 2026 because the family believed if the husband is buried, they may never get justice and the case maybe swept under the carpet, the bereaved pregnant woman made the appeal in a 21 minutes video made available to us fortnight ago after we had earlier reported that the family of Stephen Obumneme Nwosu has accused the Armed Forces of Nigeria, AFN led by General Olufemi Oluyede, the Nigeria Chief of Defence Staff of attempted acts to cover up a soldier who allegedly murdered a young man, Stephen Obumneme Nwosu on February 14, 2026, Valentine's day, along Benin Agbor road around Amufi junction in Edo State, this, according to the family member who pleaded for her names not to be mentioned in the press, said her brother was shot dead by the soldier after the deceased refused to hand over his car key to the soldier as demanded, saying, her brother only went out with his friend, she identified as Godwin Koko to get chicken feed when they encountered the soldier at the failed portion of the road that is currently under construction, saying, the Nigerian Army has refused to disclose the names of the soldier who allegedly committed the act of murder or take appropriate lawful actions against the suspected murderer, and in a swift reaction, when our reporter contacted the Public Relations Officer of 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Captain Kennedy Anyanwu via phone call on Thursday evening, the military authority said it is not true that the soldier in question has not been identified, saying, the matter has been settled, and when our reporter demanded to know how the alleged murder case was settled with the family, the military authority refused to give details, also, when our reporter contacted the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, the police authority said the matter is under investigatio
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#army #Benin #Edo #Nwosu #Obumneme #Police #Soldier Mrs Irene Obumneme, a pregnant woman and the wife of Stephen Obumneme Nwosu who was allegedly shot dead on Valentine Day around Amufi junction along Benin - Agbor road in Benin City, the Edo State capital has cried out to well meaning individuals and civil society organisations to help her prevail on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede and the 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army to bring the suspected murderer of her husband to justice, stating that, she has no knowledge if the soldier who allegedly committed the murder is actually being prosecuted, saying, till date, the family has no information about the identity of the alleged killer or any legal action taken by the military authority to make the killer soldier face full wrath of the law, adding that, the corpse of her husband has been in the mortuary since the incident occurred on February 14, 2026 because the family believed if the husband is buried, they may never get justice and the case maybe swept under the carpet, the bereaved pregnant woman made the appeal in a 21 minutes video made available to us fortnight ago after we had earlier reported that the family of Stephen Obumneme Nwosu has accused the Armed Forces of Nigeria, AFN led by General Olufemi Oluyede, the Nigeria Chief of Defence Staff of attempted acts to cover up a soldier who allegedly murdered a young man, Stephen Obumneme Nwosu on February 14, 2026, Valentine's day, along Benin Agbor road around Amufi junction in Edo State, this, according to the family member who pleaded for her names not to be mentioned in the press, said her brother was shot dead by the soldier after the deceased refused to hand over his car key to the soldier as demanded, saying, her brother only went out with his friend, she identified as Godwin Koko to get chicken feed when they encountered the soldier at the failed portion of the road that is currently under construction, saying, the Nigerian Army has refused to disclose the names of the soldier who allegedly committed the act of murder or take appropriate lawful actions against the suspected murderer, and in a swift reaction, when our reporter contacted the Public Relations Officer of 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Captain Kennedy Anyanwu via phone call on Thursday evening, the military authority said it is not true that the soldier in question has not been identified, saying, the matter has been settled, and when our reporter demanded to know how the alleged murder case was settled with the family, the military authority refused to give details, also, when our reporter contacted the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, the police authority said the matter is under investigatio
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00:00Mrs. Irene Obamneme, a pregnant woman and the wife of Stephen Obamneme Nwosu who was allegedly shot dead on Valentine
00:08Day around Amufi Junction along Benin, Agbor Road in Benin City, the Edo State Capitol has cried out to well
00:15-meaning individuals and civil society organizations to help her prevail on President Bola Ahmed Tanubu, the Chief of Defense Staff,
00:25General Olufemi Oliade and the 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army.
00:30to bring the suspected murderer of her husband to justice, stating that, she has no knowledge if the soldier who
00:36allegedly committed the murder is actually being prosecuted, saying, till date, the family has no information about the identity of
00:44the alleged killer or any legal action taken by the military authority to make the killer soldier face full wrath
00:51of the law, adding that, the corpse of her husband has been in the mortuary since the incident occurred on
00:58February 14, 2015,
01:00because the family believed if the husband is buried, they may never get justice and the case may be swept
01:06under the carpet, the bereaved pregnant woman made the appeal in a 21 minutes video made available to us fortnight
01:13ago after we had earlier reported that the family of Stephen Obamneme Nwosu has accused the armed forces of Nigeria,
01:21AFN led by General Olufemi Oliade, the Nigeria Chief of Defense Staff of Attempted Acts to cover up a soldier
01:29who allegedly murdered the young man, Stephen Obamneme Nwosu on February 14, 2026,
01:36Valentine's Day, along Benin Agbo Road around Amufi Junction in Edo State, this, according to the family member who pleaded
01:44for her names not to be mentioned in the press,
01:48said her brother was shot dead by the soldier after the deceased refused to hand over his car key to
01:53the soldier as demanded, saying, her brother only went out with his friend,
01:57she identified as Godwin Coco to get chicken feed when they encountered the soldier at the failed portion of the
02:04road that is currently under construction,
02:06saying, the Nigerian Army has refused to disclose the names of the soldier who allegedly committed the act of murder
02:13or take appropriate lawful actions against the suspected murderer,
02:17and in a swift reaction, when our reporter contacted the public relations officer of 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army,
02:26Captain Kennedy and Yan Muvaya phone call on Thursday evening, the military authority said it is not true that the
02:32soldier in question has not been identified,
02:36saying, the matter has been settled, and when our reporter demanded to know how the alleged murder case was settled
02:42with the family,
02:43the military authority refused to give details, also, when our reporter contacted the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police
02:51Force Public Relations Officer,
02:53ASP Noakodum, the police authority said the matter is under investigation and there is no way such matter can be
03:01swept under the carpet.
03:03According to the bereaved pregnant woman, eyewitnesses said after her husband was shot and was in the pool of his
03:09blood,
03:09the killer soldier wanted to abandon him but the people around prevailed on him,
03:14and that was when the soldier decided to take the victim to the hospital and the bereaved family was later
03:19told by an officer that her husband was pronounced dead at the hospital,
03:23but she and the family believed the officer is lying because, according to her,
03:28when the bereaved family visited the hospital the officer claimed their son was taken to,
03:33the doctor at the hospital denied receiving such person as a patient.
03:36The woman noted that on Tuesday, February 17, 2026,
03:42officials from the 4th Brigade of the Nigerian Army,
03:45the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force and the Construction Company visited the bereaved family house
03:51and sympathized with the family and assured the family that due process would be followed to make sure the soldier,
03:58who allegedly committed the crime is prosecuted,
04:00but ever since, the bereaved family had had several meetings with the Edo State Police Command and the military authorities,
04:08and yet, no reasonable thing has been said to assure the family that the suspect is actually being prosecuted
04:14and the compensation they claim to pay is being processed.
04:18Continuing,
04:19the young widow said till date she does not know the name of the soldier who killed her husband or
04:24the military command he worked with,
04:26for her to always remember the man who killed her husband,
04:29begging the military authority to at least allow her access to such information.
04:34The young widow said she wrote through her lawyer to the Edo State Commissioner of Police to take the matter
04:40to court,
04:40but ever since, still, the case has not been taken to court and she's no longer trusting the way and
04:46manner the police is handling the issue,
04:49hence, her coming out publicly to beg and appeal for anyone to help her get justice.
04:54All I am seeking for, is justice for my husband, the soldier identified, tried and prosecuted,
05:02so that it will be on record that my husband was murdered.
05:05And when the children grow up, they will know that their father was not involved in any criminal activity.
05:12We have a two-year-old boy and the one we are expecting, she said.
05:17Hi, everyone.
05:20My name is Mrs. Irene Obuneme.
05:24I'm the wife to the victim, Mr. Steven Obuneme.
05:35I'm here to plead to any relevant agency that can help me to seek justice
05:43for the extrajudicial killing of my husband on the 14th of February, 2026.
05:53My husband had left home at about 8.50 a.m. thereabouts to go get feed for his birds.
06:10He runs a poultry.
06:15And I could remember calling him at around 10.48.
06:22And he told me vividly that he was already on his way back home, that I would see him soon.
06:33I waited for over an hour, and then I tried calling him back.
06:40It rang at the first dial, and when I tried again, his boat lines were switched off.
06:50I thought maybe he was caught up in, maybe something else, or maybe traffic.
06:59And only for me to see his friend.
07:06Few hours, some hours later, his friend came home and said I should come with him.
07:14He told me that they had an altercation with a soldier and that he doesn't know if the soldier took
07:26him to the barra or any of the nearest police station.
07:32So I got dressed and followed him, went to the nearest police station, on getting there, after I had spent
07:43over an hour for any of the officers or somebody to talk to me or tell me something.
07:53Because they had asked me to wait for the DPO, that he wasn't on seat, that when he comes, he
07:59would address the issue.
08:05Only for the DPO to come and tell me that they are sorry that the deceased has been taken to
08:20the mortuary,
08:20and that he did not make it.
08:25I got confused, because I don't understand what could have transpired to the point of me getting such news.
08:41At that point, I was in shock, I was in disbelief.
08:45All I just wanted, I just told them, okay, just take me to him.
08:51I just want to see him.
08:55Just maybe, let me see him and understand what you're saying.
09:01Then they said, we should come to the state CID.
09:07At the time, I was thinking, maybe he's at the state CID.
09:12I was just in total disbelief.
09:14I didn't want to take, I didn't take or buy what DPO was saying, that he did not make it.
09:22So when they said we should go to the state CID, I thought, okay, probably that's where he is.
09:29Only for us to get to the state CID, after many back and forth, go here, do this, they brought
09:40out the soldier and said, this is the soldier that shot your husband.
09:45And I was still confused.
09:49Next thing they said, the commissioner of police in a dual state invited us to his office.
09:59Got there, I saw the commissioner seated and the brigade commander seated too.
10:09And all I could hear was, was so sorry, it is not in our ethics, this and that, the soldier
10:19will be, the case will be investigated and the soldier will be persecuted.
10:26They were saying so many things that wasn't making sense.
10:31And I told them, take me to where he is, that's just all, let me see him.
10:37Then they handed me over his phones and said they were going to take me to where he is.
10:50But then, when we came down, while waiting for them to take me to the motorway they said, they've taken
10:59him to.
11:01And the next thing they said, the next thing they said was, it was already late, that the IPO isn't
11:07here.
11:09And the IPO was the one who took the body to the motorway.
11:12And the IPO needs to give us a tag that would allow the motorway attendants to allow us to see
11:22him.
11:23And the fact that I'm pregnant, I was already, I think, six months gone at the time.
11:30And the fact that I'm pregnant, I can't come into the motorway.
11:37As they were there saying all of this, time was already running past.
11:42I think it was already late.
11:44It was already past seven or two, eight, something like that, eight p.m.
11:53I was confused.
11:55Nobody was agreeing to take me there.
11:58I didn't know my way to the place.
11:59I don't even know where.
12:01I was just confused.
12:05And for the fact that I was in so much denial that there's no way my husband would be dead,
12:15I came back home on that 14th, came back hoping and praying.
12:23I hoped so much.
12:25I prayed so much that it should just be a dream, a nightmare, or maybe even a prank.
12:36Or you should just let it be a miracle.
12:40I prayed.
12:41I hoped for a miracle.
12:44That by morning, which was on the 15th of February, that I would be told he came back.
12:55That I would be told probably they noticed life still in him, and then they rushed him to the hospital.
13:03I prayed, hoping.
13:06And then on the 15th, that was on a Sunday, around 10 a.m.
13:14I went back to the police station.
13:17At the time, I had informed my parents and some family members.
13:27So, we went to the police station.
13:31The officers there said the IPO went to church.
13:34We had to wait for the IPO to come back from church.
13:38We had to watch this and that.
13:41While I waited, I got angry.
13:44And then I met the officer there and said, call the IPO.
13:48This isn't something we will just sit and be waiting around for the IPO to come anytime before they will
13:55take us to the mortuary they said they deposited his body.
14:01Call, let them tell us how we will go about it.
14:04If it means the IPO having to speak with the mortuary attendants to let us in or something.
14:10That was when the officer then made the call to the IPO.
14:16And then they said we could go to the mortuary.
14:21Getting to the mortuary, I was not allowed in.
14:26My family members got in and they showed his body and they came out to tell me that truly my
14:41husband was gone.
14:46My whole world crumbled.
14:52My whole world crumbled.
14:57Even at that, I still didn't believe it.
15:02I still hoped that it can't be.
15:09I still hoped and prayed that there was no way my husband was going to end like that.
15:17There was no way my husband's life was going to end like that.
15:21I still hoped.
15:22I still prayed.
15:23I was still in denial.
15:28This month of May was making three months.
15:34I have been in denial.
15:35I have been in total shock.
15:37And for the fact that I have not seen him, I have come to terms that he's gone.
15:47After that day, I asked questions.
15:54His friends said they were already close to the house.
16:00For the fact that the highway that leads our residence is under construction.
16:12So, they didn't know the other lane was blocked because they didn't block it at the entrance.
16:21So, they came in to the other lane.
16:24So, getting close to the entrance to our residence, they saw the caution line.
16:38His friend was the one driving.
16:41My husband didn't go out with his car.
16:43He went out with his friend and his friend was the one driving.
16:48So, when he saw the caution line, he tried to reverse the car to make a turn and use the
16:58other lane that he had left for motorists who were coming and going to use.
17:06While making that U-turn, the soldier accosted him and demanded for the car key.
17:14His friend said, they said, he told the soldier, ah, sorry, we didn't see it on time.
17:24Besides, I was ready for him to go join the other motorists.
17:31And then, he ignored the soldier and completed the turning.
17:37Only for him to sight the soldier from his side mirror.
17:43On a bike, chasing their car.
17:47Shooting at the car.
17:51That they drove and they panicked.
17:55He said, he and my husband panicked for the soldier to be shooting at the car.
18:01They panicked.
18:04And then, ended up parking the car at a fuel station that wasn't operating.
18:12As the party.
18:14He came down.
18:16He said, my husband's friend said, my husband came down first.
18:19Was running.
18:21He came down.
18:22And then, my husband stopped running.
18:26And for the fact that I've known my husband for a long time.
18:30I've known him to be someone that wouldn't run in that situation.
18:37For the fact that he knows he has done no wrong.
18:42He wouldn't.
18:44I'm sure that was why he stopped.
18:48I'm sure that was why he stopped.
18:50I'm sure that was why he stopped when he realized.
18:52I hadn't done any crime.
18:54I hadn't done anything wrong.
18:57They were wrong.
19:01And when I think about it, I wish.
19:04I wish he kept running.
19:08I wish he did stop.
19:12I wish he knew the soldier was going to shoot, to kill.
19:21I wish he had continued running.
19:25But then, he stopped.
19:28And his friend ran past him.
19:29And escaped.
19:33And the eyewitnesses at the scene said, when the soldier came to him,
19:39He was telling him that he wasn't the one driving.
19:44He had told his friend to pull over.
19:48Let them know the issue.
19:50Why the soldier would be shooting at the car.
19:54But they panicked.
19:56That they have done no wrong.
19:58So why shoot at them like that?
20:03And then, the soldier shot him.
20:09So after he had shot at my husband, he made to leave him there, in the pool of his own
20:21blood.
20:22But then, eyewitnesses accosted him and said, he can't leave him there.
20:29That was when he took him, took him and said, they said, the officer said, the soldier said, he took
20:45him to a hospital.
20:50And the doctor.
20:51And the doctor confirmed him dead.
20:53That was when they now took him to the police station and from there to the mortuary.
21:02So when he went to the hospital to ask, the doctor said he cannot remember any victim or any patient
21:14that was brought in.
21:22He can't remember having such case in his hospital on the 14th of February.
21:33And since then, the event on the 17th on a Tuesday, the commissioner of police, the brigade general, the 4th
21:48brigade general in Edo State.
21:51And representatives from the Bini Asaba Concession Construction Company, they visited, they paid the condolence visit.
22:06They visited the house.
22:11The police said, sympathized with the family and assured us that due process will be taken to see that the
22:27soldier is persecuted.
22:34And they assured that he was still in the police custody.
22:43So we believed them.
22:48And ever since then, it's been one meeting or the other because they also agreed to compensate the family for
23:00the loss.
23:02Even though I know that there is no amount of compensation that would ever replace my husband, that would ever
23:18make hope for his death.
23:29And so, we've been going for meetings at the commissioner's office.
23:38We've had about three meetings at the commissioner's office.
23:42And to date, nothing reasonable has been said.
23:51No moves has been made to assure us that they are keeping to their words of making sure the soldier
24:01pays for his strength.
24:05Up to date, I don't know the name of the soldier.
24:09I don't know the command he was sent from.
24:16Nothing.
24:17Nothing.
24:17And these are things I asked for.
24:20For closure.
24:22At least let me know his name.
24:25Or the name of the man who killed my husband.
24:29But they've denied me that right.
24:33Okay.
24:35I said, I've sent a letter to the commissioner of police.
24:42Take this matter to court.
24:44It's been over a month.
24:45The lawyer sent out that letter.
24:50Take this matter to court.
24:52Until date, nothing has been done.
24:58That is why I have come out.
25:02To plea.
25:03To beg.
25:07That anyone that can help me should please help me.
25:11All I'm seeking for is justice.
25:14All I'm seeking for is justice for my husband.
25:17That is all I'm seeking for is justice for my husband.
25:25The soldier identified.
25:29The soldier tried.
25:32And let it be on record.
25:36That my husband was killed.
25:38That my husband was murdered.
25:41So that when our children grow.
25:46We have a two years old son.
25:52And another.
25:55That I'm expecting.
25:59I want them to grow.
26:02And let it be on record.
26:04That their father was not involved in any criminal activities.
26:10I want them to grow.
26:12And have it on record.
26:15That their father was killed.
26:18Was murdered by a soldier.
26:23I want them to grow.
26:25And let it be proof.
26:28To back up the story that I tell them.
26:34I want them to grow.
26:35And know that yes.
26:40The soldier who shot their father.
26:44Was punished.
26:46Papa stop.
26:50And I am begging anybody.
26:55Anyone that can help.
26:58To see that we seek justice.
27:01I will get justice
27:02So please
27:05Come to my aid
27:08Thank you
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