Babatunji Wusu –
In the Olota neighborhood of Alimosho, Lagos, a man who has not yet been named is said to have killed his wife after they argued over her inability to prepare a certain dinner.
When the husband got home from work and saw that his wife had made noodles instead of his favorite dinner, the argument started.
Punch was contacted by an eyewitness who stated that the husband severely injured his wife by attacking her with a hefty item.
When the husband learned of his wife’s convulsions from a neighbor following the attack, she passed away while being taken to the hospital.
The husband’s arrest was confirmed by a police source, but the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer has not yet provided formal confirmation.
According to a Meiran Police Division source who discussed the incident, the suspect was taken into custody when the victim’s brother came to the station with concerns.
The source said, “It was the brother of the deceased who came to report the matter. He said the husband killed his sister.
“However, nobody has come forward to tell us that it was her husband who killed her. We have arrested the husband. The matter has already been moved to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti.”
On whether there was an indication that it was the husband that killed the wife, the police source said it was difficult to tell as they suspected the family had buried the deceased.
The source added, “There is no indication yet, but we cannot say that we stop investigation. We will allow justice to prevail and the district unit to perform its duties to know if it was the husband who beat her to death as claimed.
“When we got there, none of the neighbours was willing to give us viable information concerning this. It happened on Thursday. Up to this morning, before we transferred the matter to Panti, nobody had come out to attest to the claim or the cause of death.
“We didn’t see the woman. Before they could report to us, the family had already gone to bury her according to Islamic rites. The father of the deceased even came to the police station and said he had forgiven the son-in-law, even if the claim was true.
“But the brother of the deceased insisted that it was the husband who killed his sister (wife). He said he hit his wife with an object and left her inside their apartment. He said it was the neighbour who called to tell him that the wife was convulsing. She died before they could rush her to the hospital.”
