Police Arrest Man For Beating Wife To Death

The Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 28-year-old man, Kazeem Yusuf, for allegedly beaten his wife to death.

According to the Command, Yusuf beathis 26-year-old wife to death and lied that the woman gave up the ghost while on her way to fetch water.

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Ogun State Police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Wednesday said upon report by the suspect on 23 September at the police station, the Divisional Police Officer, Enugada division, SP Baba Hamzat detailed his detectives to the scene, but that on close observation of the corpse, the detectives noticed marks of violence on it which aroused their suspicion that the victim might not have died of natural cause.

“While the detectives were searching for more evidence, the suspect sneaked out and took to his heels. The corpse was subsequently taken to General hospital Ijaiye mortuary while a massive manhunt was launched for the fleeing killer husband,” Oyeyemi said.

He was however arrested in Itori area of the state.