November 03, (THEWILL) – Police in Ogun state have arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly stabbing his wife, Seun Mojiyagbe, to death in Ode-Remo.
The suspect, Olamilakan Mojiyagbe, was arrested at about 3 pm on Wednesday, November 3, 2021.
He was arrested following a distress call received by the police in Ode Remo divisional headquarters that the suspect killed the victim with a pair of scissors.
The Police public relations officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the incident to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta on Wednesday.
Oyeyemi explained that the suspect locked his wife inside their room and started beating her. The deceased’s wails attracted the neighbours who tried all efforts to persuade the suspect to open the door but he refused.
He said the DPO of the Ode Remo division, CSP Olayemi Fagbohun, mobilized his men and moved to the scene where the door to the couple’s apartment was forced open.
“The victim was met lying down unconscious in the pool of her own blood.
“She was quickly rushed to the state hospital in Isara Remo where she was pronounced dead by the doctor on duty.
“The husband was promptly arrested and taken to the police station” he said
The Police PRO said that the corpse of the victim has been deposited at the mortuary for autopsy.
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