The Ogun State Police command has arrested a 40 years old man Olanrewaju Bamidele for beating his wife Adenike Olanrewaju to death.
The arrest was contain in a press release issued by the force public relations officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi which stated that the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Ofada police post by the victim’s son 15years old Ayomide Olanrewaju.
Ayomide reported that his deceased mother has a misunderstanding with his father which resulted to fight between them. He stated further that his father used a big stick to beat the victim to comma, after which he used a screw driver to stab her on the head resulting to the death of his mother.
On getting the report, the Officer in-charge Ofada Police post, DSP Akinfolahan OLuseye led his men to the scene at Bisodun village via Ofada where the suspect who has been held down by the people of the Community who handed him over to the police and he was immediately taken Owode-Egba divisional headquarters where he is currently interrogated.
Investigation revealed that the suspect is found of beating his wife from time to time, and after beaten the woman to death; he was about to bury the woman secretly when the deceased children who saw him digging a grave by the side of his house alerted their neighbors who rushed to the scene and held him down before the arrival of the police
The corpse of the deceased has been deposited at Olabisi Onabanjo teaching hospital mortuary Sagamu for autopsy, while the screw driver and the stick which the suspect used to kill the victim have also been recovered.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to homicide section of the State criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.
