An
official of the Western Naval Command, Apapa, Lagos, Omojoye Ayodele, has been
arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly killing his wife, Mary
Egbailo.
Punch gathered that Ayodele on Tuesday
allegedly beat up the victim till she gave up the ghost at their house on Eze
Anthony Street, in the Igando, Alimosho area of the state.
Punch
correspondent gathered that the 30-year-old suspect had gone to bring back the
wife from the Cherubim and Seraphim Church in the area, where she was said to
have been since Sunday.
Shortly
after they entered their room-and-parlour apartment, an argument reportedly
ensued between them, which led to a fight.
The Ebute
Irele, Ondo State indigene, allegedly beat his 29-year-old wife till she became
weak and died.
She was
said to have been rushed to El Dunamis Hospital, a private medical centre in
the area, where she was confirmed dead.
The case
was said to have been reported at the Igando Police Division, leading to the
arrest of Ayodele for allegedly beating the victim to death.
The
landlady, who spoke with Punch on the
condition of anonymity, alleged that Ayodele had been assaulting his wife since
2016.
The Police
Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, said the corpse had been deposited
in a mortuary for autopsy.
-Punch
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