Tragedy In Ondo As Husband Stabs Wife To Death Over Minor Argument
A 30 year old man, Fatai Abdullahi, has reportedly stabbed his wife, Morenike, to death over minor argument in Akure, the state capital.
The suspect, was said to have stabbed the wife with scissors after the argument.
Police source said that the crime was committed on 27th of March, 2024.
Contacted, the state police image maker, Funmi Odunlami, said that a complainant “she left the deceased and her husband at home on the 26/03/2024, for church early hours of the day and returned late on the same date, only for the husband to announce the death of his wife.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect and his wife Olayode Morenike (late) had always quarrel over the issue of going to check on her child in her former marriage, the suspects after killing the deceased took pictures of the body and locked the corpse in the house till late night before raising an alarm.
“Further Investigation revealed that the deceased was an handicap, injuries suspected to have been caused by stabbing were found on her stomach and neck.
” A scissors with blood stain suspected to have been used to perpetrate the act was recovered from the scene of incident.
“Suspect is in custody, he will soon have his day in court.
In another development, a 25-year-old man, Tajudeen Narudeen, has been remanded in the Okitipupa Correctional Centre, for stabbing a man with knife
Takudeen was arraigned before Chief Magistrate B.A. Ikusika, on a count charge of criminal insubordination.
According to the prosecution, the defendant committed the offence on April 13, 2024 at about 9:00pm at Olorunyomi Street, Odigbo, Ondo State.
The prosecutor, Inspector James Usifo, told the court that the defendant stabbed one Nathaniel Onakujo, with a knife at his back and inflicted injury on him.
The offence contravenes Section 351 of the Criminal, Code Cap. 37, Volume 1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.
When the charge was read, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges leveled against him.
Usifo, therefore, sought an adjournment to enable him study the case file and prepare his witnesses for trial.
The defence counsel, Mr. A. Ayemoro, did not oppose the prosecutor’s application. But he prayed the court to grant his client bail on most liberal terms.
However, the prosecutor opposed the bail application, saying the defendant would jump bail, if granted.
The Chief Magistrate B. A. Ikusuka, ordered the remand of the defendant to the correctional centre and adjourned the case till May 20, 2024, for hearing.
