A father and son have been arrested for allegedly killing their neighbor’s wife, Police authorities in the state said in a statement.
According to the statement released on Saturday by the Ogun State Police Command, the killing of a neighbor’s wife by the father and son, was a result of uncontrollable anger and arguments that snowballed into a quarrel, over sitting on a“worktable“ belonging to one Tope Owoade “f” now deceased.
A table the victim uses in selling “Pomo” stemmed an altercation for preventing her neighours from sitting on her work table causing a misunderstanding that led to the ultimate death of one Tope Owoade “f” 43yrs.
he Divisional Police Officer of OGIJO has received a complaint from one Isiaka Owoade “m” a husband of one Tope Owoade now deceased.
He narrated that on the 29th of March, 2024 when he returned from a journey his late wife informed him that on the previous day which was the 28th of March, 2024 at about 2030hrs one Chizoke Obiadada “m”54 years and his son one Micheal Obiadada “m” 17 years, his known neighbours hacked his wife in fits blows, beating her up mercilessly, by inflicting fatal injuries on his wife which resulted in her bleeding severely from the womb and in her private part.
When she cautioned the duo not to sit on the work table she uses to sell edible animal skin.
He stated that his wife was rushed to Main Frame Private Hospital and Kunle Hospital Atan Agowa, and she was rejected.
He further stated that his wife gave up the ghost while she was being taken to a government hospital.
Immediately after the report, the Divisional Police Officer arrested the culprits and are currently undergoing preliminary investigations.
The case will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation.
Meanwhile, the effort is ongoing to deposit the deceased in the OOUTH Sagamu morgue for post-mortem examination.