Banker in Police Net over Death of Husband

A banker accused of killing her husband alarmed neighbours at the Oworonsoki area of Lagos last Sunday. ANYIM JOY NDUDI reports that the mother of two is police net.
Detectives at the State Criminal Investigation department may have a hard nut to crack as one Mrs. Busayo Olafare, a banker is alleged by her in-laws to have a hand in the death of her 36 year old husband, Seun Olafare.
The incident happened on Salami Street, in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos.
Daily Times gathered that Seun, a pharmacist until his death, was married to Busayo and blessed with two children. Despite the hard times the family had faced, the couple had lived together until that Sunday when seun was said to have ended his own life.
Our correspondent learnt that Busayo and her in-laws have been at loggerheads since the beginning of their marriage. Denying any involvement in the death of her husband, she acknowledged that her marriage to the deceased had known no joy, but she would not in any wise think of taking the life of her husband as a ready solution to the situation.
“Since I married Seun in 2011, I have never known peace; it has always been one problem to the other. He has been quite unfortunate in life, but in all of it, I have remained on his side. His family never supported our marriage and they never hid it. In fact, it was in a bid to support the family that I had to pick up a job in micro-finance bank.”.
“I am quite aware he is indebted to a lot of people, though I do not know the exact amount and can also not tell what he was using all the money for. However, I never anticipated him killing himself. Although in his later days I discovered he would just sit and be lost in thought. But I tried to console him that all will be well.
“On the Sunday he took his own life, I was preparing the children for church service, but he was just not making any attempt to prepare for church. I asked if all was well and he said he did not just feel like going to church. I asked him why, but he said nothing. Then I told him if he would not go to church, then I and the children will also not go. I then went to the bathroom to take my bath; as I came out I saw him trying to gulp a mixture of snipper insecticide in a bottle.
“I immediately rushed to collect the content from him but my strength was not enough to stop him. He over powered me and drank from the insecticide. I was confused and rushed to the kitchen to fetch red oil since that was the only thing I could think of. I gave him some to drink, then ran out of the house to call for help.
“Some neighbours who were around quickly came to my rescue and we took him to Saint Daniels hospital, where he gave up the ghost. I was very confused so when I got home, I had to pack my children’s school bag and a few of their clothes, to take them to my parents house; and that was when my husband’s family saw me and read another meaning into it.
“Maybe I made a mistake in packing those things, but that was the only thing that came to my mind: where to keep our children. Sincerely, I have no hand in my husband’s death. Why would I want to kill him? For what reason? I just know God will vindicate me from my in-laws’ allegations.
“With this family, it has been one trouble to the other. When I lost our first born, they came to the house to beat me up, saying I was responsible for the death of the child and now again, they are saying same thing. I know God is will vindicate me.”
Father of the deceased, Mr. Sunday Olafare, who spoke on behalf of the family, wants the police to investigate the death of his son. According to him, “before now, Busayo and our family have not been on good terms. Since their marriage in February 2011, she has been responsible for the many fall outs between my son and his family.
“On that fateful day, I received a call from my son’s number but I heard a different voice asking me to rush to my son’s house, that something was happening. I ignored the call and did not see it as important; but shortly, the same number called me again and told me my son is dead and that I should hurry down.
“I was very surprised because I had sent him a message on Thursday to see me on Sunday after church service. I was however surprised to be getting information of his death. I immediately called one of my sons and a friend called Makinde Charles to accompany me to my son’s house which was not too far from where I live. At the entrance of the compound we meet a crowd and we saw Seun’s wife with two vehicles parking her belongings and the neighbors were trying to stop her.
“Then I asked my friend and my other son to quickly rush to the Oworonshoki police station to report the incident. Shortly after, they returned with a police officer, who ordered Busayo to return all the property back in the house, and the officer locked the apartment. She is a suspect, so let the police investigate the death of my son.”
The police is continuing investigation into the death while further action will be determined shortly.