46-year-old Ogun LG worker kills wife over alleged infidelity

Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta

Ogun State Police Command said it has arrested one Sobola Olatunji, a 46-yr old staff of Remo North Local government area of the state for stabbing his 38-years old wife to death on suspicion of infidelity.  He was arrested on Saturday February 13, 2021

Sobola Olatunji was said to have been arrested following a complaint by the father of the deceased, one Alhaji Ambali Yinusa who reported the incident at Owode-Egba divisional headquarters.

Alhaji Yinusa explained that his son in-law, Sobola Olatunji had misunderstanding with his wife, Momudat Sobola leading to fight between them  and in the process, Olatunji took a knife and stabbed his wife at the back.

Upon the report, the DPO Owode-Egba division, Csp Matthew Ediae dispatched his detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested and the victim was quickly rushed to the hospital for treatment but she gave up the ghost.

On interrogation, the suspect who claimed to have married the deceased for 20yrs alleged that he suspected his wife to  be having extra – marital relationship because of some text messages he saw on her phone.

He stated further that it was when he challenged his wife about his suspicions that fight broke out between them which eventually led to the death of his wife, mother of three.

The corpse of the deceased was said to have been deposited at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, OOUTH, Sagamu morgue for autopsy.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police,  Mr Edward A. Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to homicide section of the State criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.