Spread the word‎‎‎An 85-year-old community leader, Hon. Reuben Owie, has been killed by gunmen who invaded his residence in Iguosa, near Okhunhun, Benin City in Edo state. ‎‎Owie, the Secretary of Iyowa Community, was reportedly attacked at about 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, August 2, 2026, by two unidentified assailants. ‎‎Ikoedem said preliminary information indicated that the attackers gained access to the residence before one of them shot the elderly community leader in the head, resulting in his death. ‎‎She assured that the command was intensifying efforts to establish the identity of the suspects and bring them to justice.