15-Year-Old Suspect Who Murdered Mother And Daughter And Escaped From Children Remand Home Re-Arrested

A 15-year-old murder suspect, Gift Edosomwan, who escaped from the Edo State Children Remand Home at Ugbekun in Benin, has been re-arrested along with an accomplice.

The suspect was said to have been arrested at about 12am on Monday.

The Punch had reported on Monday that Edosomwan was arrested for allegedly killing a 28-year-old woman, Mrs. Itohan Enagbare, and her three-year-old daughter, Iwinosa, (pictured above), but reportedly escaped from the juvenile home last Saturday.

According to sources, Edosomwan and other suspect escaped when he and other inmates were brought out of their rooms to observe a morning routine.

The management of the facility was said to have begun a manhunt for the suspects.

It was, however, gathered that the suspects raised the alarm that they were being chased by cultists, which made those pursuing them to slow down.

The source said, “As they were being chased, they started shouting that they were being chased by cultists in order to cause a distraction.

“But Edosomwan was later apprehended at the house where he allegedly committed the crime while his accomplice was caught on the way.”

The murder suspect was said to have attempted to escape through the ceiling of one of the rooms, but was overpowered by the men, who took him back to the remand home.

“Some residents of the area called to say he was inside the house. They even said he was a threat in the area,” the source added.