In the Olota area of Alimosho Local Government Area in Lagos, an unnamed husband is alleged to have fatally assaulted his wife last Thursday due to her purported failure to prepare his preferred meal, reportedly resulting in her death.
The distressing incident unfolded when the husband returned home from work and found that his wife had only made noodles instead of his favored dish.
According to an eyewitness, who wished to remain anonymous due to concerns of potential intimidation, the situation escalated as the husband purportedly struck the woman on her head with a heavy object and subjected her to severe beating.
As per the source, it was a neighbor who contacted the husband after witnessing the woman experiencing convulsions. Despite efforts by the husband and neighbors to rush the distressed wife to the hospital, their attempts were in vain, and she tragically passed away en route.
While it’s reported that the suspect has been apprehended by the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, the Police Public Relations Officer, had not confirmed this at the time of reporting. The Meiran Police Division disclosed that the suspect was brought in following the approach of the deceased victim’s brother to the station concerning the incident.
The source said, “It was the brother of the deceased who came to report the matter. He said the husband killed his sister.
“However, nobody has come forward to tell us that it was her husband who killed her. We have arrested the husband. The matter has already been moved to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti.”
On whether there was an indication that it was the husband that killed the wife, the police source said it was difficult to tell as they suspected the family had buried the deceased.
The source added, “There is no indication yet, but we cannot say that we stop investigation. We will allow justice to prevail and the district unit to perform its duties to know if it was the husband who beat her to death as claimed.
“When we got there, none of the neighbours was willing to give us viable information concerning this. It happened on Thursday. Up to this morning, before we transferred the matter to Panti, nobody had come out to attest to the claim or the cause of death.
“We didn’t see the woman. Before they could report to us, the family had already gone to bury her according to Islamic rites. The father of the deceased even came to the police station and said he had forgiven the son-in-law, even if the claim was true.
“But the brother of the deceased insisted that it was the husband who killed his sister (wife). He said he hit his wife with an object and left her inside their apartment. He said it was the neighbour who called to tell him that the wife was convulsing. She died before they could rush her to the hospital.”
