A
23-year-old housewife, Damilola Ayeni, has been arrested by the police in Lagos
for allegedly stabbing her husband, Olumide, to death at their house on
Bamgbose Street, Lagos Island.
Punch
Metro learnt
that the duo, who got married about two years ago with two children together,
had a disagreement at their home on Friday.
The
woman was said to have stabbed the 36-year-old husband in the chest.
He
was rushed to the Lagos Island General Hospital where he died.
The
deceased’s father, Sunday Ayeni, who reported the case to the police, told
Punch correspondent on Sunday that the couple’s marriage was fraught with
disagreements.
The
Ikale, Ondo State indigene explained that he had tried to intervene, but he was
stopped by some family members, who warned him to back off.
He
said his son was murdered by the wife over suspicion of infidelity.
A
source, however, told Punch correspondent that the woman in her statement to the
police said she acted in self defense.
Punch
Metro gathered
that the remains of the Ondo State indigene had been deposited in a morgue
awaiting autopsy.
The
suspect, who was arrested by policemen from the Lion Building division, had
reportedly been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and
Intelligence Department, Yaba.
The
state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Chike Oti, said the Commissioner of
Police, Edgal Imohimi, was saddened by the rise in spousal killings.
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