Man Arrested For Allegedly Killing Wife On Suspicion Of Infidelity

Ganiyat Ganiyu

Men of the Ogun State Police Command on Saturday arrested one Sobola Olatunji, a 46-year-old staff of Remo North Local Government for stabbing his 38-year-old wife to death on mere suspicious of infidelity.

The suspect was arrested following a complaint by the father of the deceased, Alhaji Ambali Yinusa who reported at Owode-Egba divisional headquarters that his son-in-law, Sobola Olatunji had misunderstanding with his wife, Momudat Sobola which led to a physical fight between them.

He stated further that in the process, Sobola Olatunji took a knife and stabbed her at the back.

A statement from the State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said upon the report, the DPO Owode-Egba Division, Matthew Ediae dispatched his detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested and the victim was quickly rushed to the hospital for treatment.

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The victim, however, gave up the ghost while receiving treatment.

The statement read in part, “On interrogation, the suspect who claimed to have been married to the deceased for 20-years alleged that he suspected his wife to have been having extramarital relationship because of some text messages he saw on her phone.

“He stated further that it was when he challenged his late wife about his suspicions that fight broke out between them which eventually led to the death of the mother of three. The corpse of the deceased had been deposited at Olabisi Onabanjo University teaching hospital morgue for autopsy.”

The State Commissioner of Police, Edward A. Ajogun had ordered the immediate transfer of the case to homicide section of the State criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.