A 51-year-old man Oluranti Badejo has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for strangulating his 40 -year- old wife, Folasade Badejo to death at the couple home located at number 7, Madam Felicia street, Orimerunmu, Mowe in Obafemi-Owode local government area of the state.
Penpushing reports that the Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the incident in a statement said, the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Mowe divisional headquarters by the younger sister of the deceased.
The command said the bereaved sister told police that she received an information from her elder sister’s daughter that her elder sister who lives with her husband at number 7, Madam Felicia street, Orimerunmu, Mowe has been beaten to death by her husband.
“Upon the report, the DPO Mowe division, SP Folake Afeniforo, quickly dispatched the divisional detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested. The lifeless body of the victim was there and then evacuated to the mortuary in Shagamu for post mortem examination”, Oyeyemi added.
Penpushing further reports that, the command said preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect strangled the deceased during a scuffle as a result of minor disagreement,adding having realized that he has killed his wife, the suspect used hot iron to burn parts of the body of the deceased, so as to look as if she was electrocuted.
“But unfortunately for him, their 8 years old daughter was there and witnessed the whole thing. It was the daughter who testified seen her father strangulating her deceased mother to death”, Oyeyemi stated.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has directed that the suspect be taken to Homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation Departments for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
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