The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the lynching of a palm wine tapper by an angry mob after he allegedly k!lled two persons in Usen community, Ovia South West Local Government Area of the state.
Daily Trust reported on Monday, May 18, 2026 that the deceased, identified as Wale Sunday allegedly attacked and k!lled two persons with a cutlass without provocation on May 12.
Sunday, who was said to be under the influence of a substance known as ‘Colos,’ reportedly picked up a heavily sharpened machete and attacked residents, k!lling two people before he was eventually overpowered and killed by an angry mob.
