Police arrest man for killing wife in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command on Monday said it had arrested a man, Mathew Oguntade, for allegedly killing his wife.
The accused, who resides at Anglican Church, Owode-Ijako in Ado-Odo local government area of Ogun state, was said to have been married to the wife for about 20 years.
In a statement signed by the Command spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said Mr. Oguntade allegedly killed her during a minor disagreement between the two and was arrested following a report the Police received from the CDA chairman in the area.
His words: “The incident happened on the 13th of January, 2017 at about 01:00 am in the mid-night when the couple engaged in fighting due to a minor disagreement between them.
The CDA Chairman of the Community, Iskilu Kareem who reported the case to the Police said that he received a telephone call from one of the vigilante group in the area that the couple were into serious scuffle, but before he could get to their house, the husband had strangled his wife to death, threw the body outside through their window and ran away.”
“The DPO Sango Ota, SP Akinsola Ogunwale led detectives to the scene and removed the corpse to General Hospital, Ifo morgue before launching serious manhunt for the suspect.”
“Their efforts paid off the following day when the suspect was apprehended and taken to custody.”
Oyeyemi added that The Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu PSC+ has directed that suspects be transferred to Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department Eleweran Abeokuta for discrete investigation.
He therefore appealed to members of the Public to always alert Police whenever their neighbour is engaging in fist cuff in order to avert this type of ugly incidence.
