- A 42-year-old man, Erabor Esosa was allegedly beheaded by his neighbour, Victor Osazuwa, in Benin City, the capital of Edo State

- The sad incident occurred on Sunday, April 24 at House No 9, Ukhegie Lane, off TV Road, during an altercation over faeces.

Corpse of the man allegedly beheaded by his neighbour

Report had it that the victim was clearing grasses in an uncompleted building when his assailant removed his head with a cutlass.

Trouble reportedly started when the deceased saw his neighbour, Victor, emerged from the bushy uncompleted building which he was clearing, and‎ inquired from him what he went to do inside the building.

It was further gathered that Victor replied that he went to defaecate, a reply which angered the victim. He thereafter told his neighbour to remove the faeces, as he was going to clear the entire bushy compound.

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The assailant was said to have refused and instead requested the victim to hand over his cutlass to him so that he could clear the area he defaecated on.

It was learnt that following another round of argument that ensued shortly after the deceased surrendered his cutlass, Victor allegedly beheaded him with the weapon.

Though spokesman for ths Edo State police command, DSP Osifo Abiodun, could not confirm the incident. A source‎ at the Command said the suspect, Victor Osazuwa, has been arrested by men from Oba market police division who also recovered the said cutlass.

Meanwhile, the corpse of the victim is said to have been deposited at the Central Hospital morgue in Benin City.

Another sad event occurred was reported on Wednesday, April 27, when a 37-year-old man killed his four children after an argument with their mother.