One boxer named Scott Eguabor is currently on the run after reportedly punching his brother-in-law, Sunday Okoro, to death in Benin City, Edo State. The incident occurred on March 19, 2023, at Erie Street, off Sokponba Road, Benin City. It was gathered that Sunday was attempting to end a domestic dispute between the boxer and his wife, who happened to be the deceased’s junior sister.
According to Nigerian Tribune, this event happened barely one week after the boxer allegedly assaulted a pastor following a dispute over a security fee. Eguabor is a coach in charge of Boxing in Edo State Ministry of Sports Council and Head of the State Security Network in Erie and its environs. He allegedly fled his home immediately after committing the crime, barely one month after the victim’s wife gave birth.
An eyewitness, Osahon Okoro-Obaraye, reported that Eguabor severely injured Okoro’s eyes and nostrils during the altercation. He explained that Sunday suddenly slumped and gave up the ghost, and upon sensing danger, the alleged murderer fled immediately.
Okoro-Obaraye recalled how Eguabor harassed locals in Erie and the surrounding area with guns while wearing the toga of the Edo State Vigilante Network, Aruosa Command, close to the intersection of Igbesamwan street. He further disclosed that Eguabor dealt with a number of neighbors, including a priest who, fortunately, was saved by members of his church after the suspect assaulted him.
When the suspect’s wife got into an altercation with her husband late on Saturday, March 18, 2023, Okoro-Obaraye claimed she called her older brother, who resides in Upper Sokponba Road, to come to her assistance. He also revealed that after collapsing, he drove Sunday to several hospitals in Benin for immediate medical care