Crazy World: Nigerian Student Beheads Five Neighbours On His Graduation Day
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 in revenge 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.
