the day of his graduation from school Culled from Vanguard
People of Tse-Alaaigyu, Ikyaghev district of Naka, Gwer West local
government area of Benue State are yet to come out of the shock and
unbelief that trailed the heinous killings of five of their kinsmen by
a lunatic, Edwin Gyado, who suddenly ran amok and beheaded his
unsuspecting victims.
Edwin, a 27 year old graduate of the Calvin College of Education where
he bagged an NCE had a history of insanity which also runs in his
family.
Saturday Vanguard gathered from sources in Naka the local government
headquaters that the culprit popularly called Nomjov slaughtered some
his victims at the Naka earth dam, just few metres from their homes
and the site of his local block molding industry.
Our source disclosed that the culprit had over a long period of time,
suffered from mental derangement and was taken to the Makurdi Federal
Medical Centre where he was treated of his insanity and discharged.
But unknown to his people, the young man relapsed into insanity again
until he ran amok, killing his brothers, a woman and children in the
community.
It was gathered that he had invited some his victims to the earth dam
and the factory site pretending that he wanted something interesting
to show his victims but ended up slaughtering them.
Though members of the community meted out jungle justice on the insane
young man by beating him to death inrevenge for the bizarre killings
of his victims, his elder brother, Daniel Gyado, a health worker at
the local government secretariat told Saturday Vanguard that Edwin
lived a normal life and interacted very well with the people until his
mental derangement.
Daniel recalled that on Saturday 19th January, 2013, Edwin complained
bitterly to him that his in-laws were pressurizing him to complete the
bride price on his wife which according to him was a directive from
the gods.
He said, "When he told me that, I encouraged him not to be worried by
their complaint and assured him that we would pay his wife's bride
price after consultations with the village head".
Daniel added that he was however shocked a day later when someone
called to inform him that his younger brother had gone on rampage in
the village, killing five persons including a woman and her daughter
whom he hacked to death.
"I could not believe it and so, set out to look for him. Someone told
me that he was spotted at Imande village, some few minutes from here,
but later I discovered that a mob had killed him at the Makurdi road
in Naka town", Daniel said.
Narrating how the man killed one of his victims, Zaki Tor Gbenda who
was a childhood friend of the insane young man before his death said
Edwin hacked a 30 year old Mrs. Nyishima Tyosue a native of
Tse-Dzwatema, Mbayoondu, Gbaange/ Tongov to death.
"The murdered woman was my uncle's wife. I watched from afar as the
woman pursued Edwin with a stick after he had killed his nine- year
old son Terhile Tyosue with a matchet. Her strength failed her and
she fell down. Edwin who she was chasing suddenly came after her,
caught up with her and ordered her to kneel down. And in a jiffy, I
saw him chop off the woman's head with the machet. I shouted and he
ran after me", Zaki said as he fought back tears.
Hitherto, the lunatic had invited his 15 year old brother, Iorguma to
his block moulding site on the pretense that he wanted to show him
something. While there, he chopped off his brother's head. It was
gathered that the insane man suddenly started pursuing people on the
streets and a community earth dam where he caught up with a 10 year
old Dangote Samuel of Tse-Uchough Nyamshi village and another nine-
year old Joy Ortwav both of whom he seriously injured with his machete
but later died at the Federal Medical center, Apir. "After this last
killing, the people became aware of his escapades, so youths in the
village mobilized themselves and searched the entire village until
they caught him where he was hiding in a bush in a nearby village.
"They had contemplated taking him to the police but they finally
resolved to mete out jungle justice on him by beating him to death".
Commenting on the unfortunate incident, Chairman of Gwer West local
council, Mrs. Eunice Mbajwa who described the incident as horrifying
said she could not comprehend the unfortunate killings.
"For sometime now, I've not been able to sleep well nor have I been
able to resume work, it's indeed saddening. But generally, we have
ensured that peace prevailed in the entire community", Mrs. Mbajwa
said.
At the time of visiting the troubled village, some youths were seen
digging the grave for the deceased mad man while his shocked wife who
had been sobbing uncontrolably managed to utter these words, "my
husband was a nice man. I never envisaged that he would commit such an
act."
Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in charge of the state,Deputy
Superintendent of Police Daniel Ezeala who also confirmed the
incident, decried the villagers resort to jungle justice but added
that the command was investigating the matter to ascertain if the man
was actually insane.
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