UBIAJA-A 33-year-old woman said to have attended all night prayer programme organized by a church has been raped, murdered and dumped in another church premises at Ubiaja town, the administrative headquarters of Esan South-East local government area of Edo State.

The victim, Akhere Emujede’s throat was slit and private part exposed, had only a shirt on, when her blood-stained corpse was discovered in the church premises (name withheld), last week.

Police in Ubiaja division had recovered the body amidst tears and wailing of sympathizers who besieged the scene.

It was gathered that the chug programme attracted her from a neighbouring community to Ubiaja town.

It could not be immediately ascertained whether she was lured of forcefully taken away from the venue of the night prayer by her killers.

Rev. Dr. Joseph Ehimen in charge of the church said they woke up to discover her corpse as the police was promptly alerted.

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The acting Public Relations Officer for Edo State Police Command SP Stephen Onwochei confirmed the incident.

“We received information that a young girl was found dead inside a church at Ubiaja area of Edo State.

“Her name is Akhere Emujede, 33, it is so unfortunate but the command is investigating.

“For now, no arrest has been made, our men have profiled the scene of crime”. SP Onwochei stated.

He appealed to members of the public to assist the police with useful information in this regard as the commissioner of police Mr Chris Ezike has directed that the case to be transferred to the command headquarters in Benin City.