25 YEAR OLD MAN ARRESTED FOR KILLING WIFE’S ALLEGED SECRET LOVER

The Command spokesman said, on the receipt of the distress call, the Divisional Police Officer, Afolabi Kazeem led his detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested, adding that on interrogation, he explained that he came to his house at about 12: 30 midnight on the fateful day and met the deceased right inside the house with his wife.

Penpushing further reports that, Oyeyemi added that, the suspect explained that , this infuriated him and he started beating the man and hit his head against the wall leading to the death of the victim, while on her own part, the wife, Titilayo Olayiwola, denied having any amorous relationship with the deceased.

The wife explained that the suspect has abandoned her in the house for the past 8 months with an instruction to the gateman to be monitoring her and give him information if he see her with any man, stating that the victim was a cobbler leaving within the area.

The woman said on that day, the deceased’s girlfriend came to pay him visit and since he is not living alone, he decided to bring the girl to a room in the house due to his closeness to the family, adding that as soon as the gateman saw him, he alerted the husband who rushed to the house and descended heavily on the deceased without listening to any explanation from her and the girlfriend to the victim.

Penpushing also reports that,the Command Public Relations Officer said, the  corpse of the deceased has been deposited to the General Hospital Mortuary for post mortem examination

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation and prosecution of the case.