Ex-President of the Benue State Customary Court of Appeal, Mrs Margaret Igbeta has been found dead at her residence at Wantor Kwange Street, Makurdi metropolis, Benue State.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports information available indicates that Igbeta was allegedly murdered on 24th August 2023 by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.
Meanwhile, the police say they have laid a manhunt over Igbeta’s death via intelligent investigation.
Details were still sketchy to ascertain whether the retired Judge who was found in a pool of her blood was shot or stabbed by her murderers.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) Benue state Command, SP Catherine Anene, who said she was on transit back to the state solicited for time to enable her get the details of the incident.
“Let me get to town and understand what happened,” the PPRO said in a text message.
The Divisional Police Officer, (DPO), SP Daniel Ezeala, could not be reached for comments, but a reliable police source confirmed the incident saying, “Yes, it’s true. Yesterday, Thursday, August 24, 2023, her lifeless body was discovered in her house but the corpse was not looking too okay again meaning that it couldn’t have happened yesterday, may be day before yesterday.”
Late Mrs Margaret Igbetar was born October 17,1950, in Mbape, Shangev-ya, Tsar-Mbaduku, in Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue state.
She was married with seven children; two sons and five daughters.
She started her career as the Assistant Registrar, Grade I at the Area Court, Katsina- Ala, Benue State, 1971, worked at NYSC, Ministry of Justice, Minna, Niger State, 1976, Pupil State Counsel, ministry of Justice, Benue State, 1976-77, and rose to the position of Co-ordinator, Customary Court of Appeal, The Judiciary, Benue State, 1993-95.
She was further appointed Judge, Customary Court of Appeal, a position she held from 1995 to 2003.
Late Justice Igbeta was the founding member of International Federation of Women Lawyers, (FIDA), Benue state, a life member, first Chairperson of FIDA Benue branch and a National Trustee of the association.