More facts have emerged on Faith Aigbe, the lady whose remains was locked up in a vehicle and abandoned in the premises of Edo Specialist Hospital, Benin.

The dead body of the 27-year-old was discovered on Thursday morning inside the hospital.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Kontongs Bello, who confirmed the incident in a telephone interview, disclosed that the vehicle belongs to the Enogie (Duke) of Uroho in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the State, Friday Iguodala Ogieriakhi, who is now in police custody.

He said “It is true, the lady’s corpse was found in the Enogie’s car but he has been arrested today and transferred to the homicide department of CID for further investigations”.

There was pandemonium at the premises of the hospital on Thursday when the lifeless body of Aigbe was discovered inside the vehicle belonging to Ogieriakhi.

The corpse was alleged to have been brought by the suspect who allegedly abandoned her and fled the scene when he discovered that the woman was dead.

He disclosed that the deceased and the suspect were lover until her demise.

The Edo Police image maker urged the general public to remain calm as the case has been referred to the Homicide Section of the State CID to continue the investigation.

According to him, “The lady visit Enogie on the 8th of September, 2021. When they were still at home in the night, the lady began to complain of stomach pain and the Enogie drove her to the hospital. On arrival, the doctor confirmed her dead.

“So, the Enogie reported himself to the police station at Ologbo. The case presently has been transferred to the homicide section of the state Criminal Investigative Department (CID) to continue the investigation to ascertain what led to her death rather than claiming different thing.”

It was independently gathered that the late Faith Aigbe was carrying an eight-month-old pregnancy for the Enogie.
It was further gathered that members of the deceased’s family who did not approve the relationship between the two lovers, pressured her to procure an abortion.

Meanwhile, the body of the 27-year-old Faith Aigbe has been deposited at an undisclosed mortuary for further investigation.