HOUSE WIFE ARRESTED FOR BEATING STEPSON TO DEATH IN OGUN

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 30 year  old housewife, Shukurat Olufowobi  for allegedly beating his 5 year old stepson,  Azeem Olufowobi to death in Oshodi oke area of Ogijo in Sagamu Local Government Area of the State,

Penpushing reports that, the Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi  confirmed this adding that, the suspect was arrested on Sunday  at about 12:30 pm  following an information received from members of the public who informed police at ogijo Division that the deceased boy was beaten with an object on his head which  gave him a  skull injury that eventually resulted to the death of the victim.

The Police spokesman said information further revealed that the woman and her husband hurriedly took the corpse of the victim to Ajah in Lagos State where he was secretly buried, adding that, upon the information, the Divisional Police Officer Ogijo Division  Suleman Baba Muhammed quickly mobilized his detectives to the scene where the couple who have started packing their belongings away from the area were promptly arrested.

Penpushing further reports that, Oyeyemi said, preliminary investigation revealed that the woman has been maltreating the victim whose mother has separated from the father due to unreconcilable differences, adding that on the fateful day, the boy was beaten on the head with a heavy object  which caused him a broken skull resulting to his eventual death.

The Command image maker  said the nurse who gave the victim first aid treatment and informed the couple of her observation was pleaded with by the woman and her friend to lie about the cause of the victim’s death, but she refused because it is against the ethics of her profession.

Penpushing also reports that, the police spokesman said  the  couple; Ayuba Olufowobi and Shukurat Olufowobi are currently undergoing interrogation at Ogijo Divisional headquarters and they were helping the police in their investigation.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution.