Details, yesterday, emerged how a 41-year-old mother of three, Elizabeth Arigo Owie, was killed on Saturday, February 25, in Ogheghe community in Ikpoba Okha Local Council Benin City, Edo State.
Owie died after being shot in the chest by suspected political thugs who invaded their polling unit during the presidential and National Assembly elections.
Executive Director of Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), Mr Okechukwu Nwanguma, in a Facebook post, said: “Elizabeth was hit by a bullet from shots fired by political thugs at Ogheghe community in Ikpoba Okha L.G.A, Benin City.
“Her brother-in-law who informed us about her killing is ‘still trying to get her polling unit name and code.
“He reported that INEC officials and materials arrived late at her polling unit. She made a post about the election at about 7:28p.m.. while the counting was going on. Suddenly, some armed men drove in and came out of their car, and opened fire. She was hit on her chest and died instantly.”
