Ogun: Housewife secretly kills, buries eight months old baby, bathe husband with hot water over drunkenness
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta
A 43-yr old housewife and mother of five, Bisola Awodele has been arrested at Sango Ota by Ogun state police command for pouring hot water on her husband due to his addiction to alcohol.
Bisola’s terrible act was said to have given her husband, one Peter Phillip a first degree burns and severe bodily harm and he is currently receiving treatment at General Hospital, Ota in Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of the state.
Bisola was said to have also confessed to the police that as a fall out of his frustration with her husband’s insatiable appetite for alcohol which had hindered him from being responsible or taking care of his family, she was forced to kill the baby she gave birth to eight months ago and buried her secretly.
The police investigating team was said to have followed her to where she buried the baby and exhumed the carcass.
Açcording to statement from the Spokesman of the state police command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi on Sunday, Bisola was arrested on March 8 following a report by her husband, one Peter Phillips, who ran to Sango Ota Area command of the police with a first degree burns all over his body.
Peter was said to have reported that his wife, a mother of five accused him of getting drunk always as a result of which she picked a pot containing already boiled water, and poured it on his body.
The statement reads “Upon the report, the Area Commander, ACP Muhideen Obe quickly directed his JWC section to effect the arrest of the murderous woman. The team swiftly moved to the scene where the suspect was promptly apprehended.
“On interrogation, the suspect explained to the police how her husband is fund of coming home drunk always without contributing anything to the welfare of her and the children.
“She stated further that on that fateful day, the husband came home drunk as usual, and while she was complaining about the husband act of drunkenness, the man started insulting her and her parents which infuriated her, consequence of which she poured the hot water on his body.
“Preliminary investigation also revealed that the suspect gave birth to a baby about eight months ago, but she killed and secretly buried the baby out of frustration. The investigating team have since followed her to the secret grave of the killed baby, where the carcass was exhumed.
“The husband has been taken to the general hospital ota where he is presently recuperating.”
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.
